window.location.href and window.open () methods in JavaScript

Question

What is the difference between window.location.href and window.open () methods in JavaScript?

Answer 1

window.location.href is not a method, it's a property that will tell you the current URL location of the browser. Changing the value of the property will redirect the page.

window.open() is a method that you can pass a URL to that you want to open in a new window. For example:

window.location.href example:

window.location.href = 'http://www.google.com'; //Will take you to Google. 

window.open() example:

window.open('http://www.google.com'); //This will open Google in a new window. 

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Additional Information:

window.open() can be passed additional parameters. See: window.open tutorial