Opening multiple URLs with window.open

Question

I'm pretty new to javascript, so apologies for the beginner question. Basically, I am having some problems with the window.open() method.

My code essentially takes a user string, adds a couple different variations to it, and those searches those different variations, and then is supposed to open a new window with each result. However, it seems that after my first window.open statement, the code stops executing. This is what I am working with:

var searchStrings = new Array(url1, url2, url3);

var arrayLength = searchStrings.length;
for (var i = 0; i<arrayLength; i++) {
    window.open(searchStrings[i]);
}

I have tested the loop with code other than window.open to make sure it iterates through the array correctly, and I have set i to values higher than 0 to test opening the second or third item in the array.

It seems like window.open is only meant to be used once, or am I doing something else incorrectly?

Answer 1

Check this out: https://javascript.info/popup-windows

This documents correct usage of window.open() functionality.

Modern browsers block that kind of execution, due the risk of mis-using the functionality. Imagine, you enter the page and 10x windows open, for no reason.

Actually, have a look you code works but chrome blocks the window and on the address bar you are notified. However Firefox blocks it completely, until manually disable the option.