Javascript mailto using window open

Question

I currently have a form set up with 5 radio options. I have a switch statement depending on the option you pick and that determines where the email is going to go.

Inside my switch, I have this piece of code.

window.open("mailto:"+emailTo+'?cc='+emailCC+'&subject='+emailSub+'&body='+emailBody); 

It all works fine when it opens up my email client with all of the content however it also opens a blank page in the browser.

Is there another way to achieve this or prevent a blank window from opening but still make it as if you clicked on the href:mailto ?

Answer 1

Instead of:

window.open("mailto:"+emailTo+'?cc='+emailCC+'&subject='+emailSub+'&body='+emailBody); 

You can try:

location.href = "mailto:"+emailTo+'?cc='+emailCC+'&subject='+emailSub+'&body='+emailBody;