Open a new page in inline code?

[mickeymouse]

How do I open a new page (replacing the current one) in inline code, i.e. without the need to click  something?

e.g.,

if(x=y)
	open new page
else{continue....

 

 

[dsonesuk]

All javascript requires an event to run code, onload, onclick etc. There isn't an event for just thinking run this code.

Once you decide which event to use you  can then use window.location to take you to specific page.

https://www.w3schools.com/howto/howto_js_redirect_webpage.asp

[mickeymouse]

It's not a case of "just thinking".  There is a decision making via the "if" statement so I don't see why there shouldn't be a facility to go to a new page based on the decision.  One should be able to do "anything" without human intervention.  However, it seems that is not possible with website programming - something I consider a deficiency.

Nonetheless, thanks for your help!

[dsonesuk]

Before it reaches the if/else condition, it has to be triggered by interaction with the browser/app/program by an event. THAT! is the only discision made, the if/else condition processes data passed to it to determine what action to take on the data passed to it.

[Steven1]

You don't need JavaScript at all. I was formerly using it for inline code but have beefed up my security settings by disallowing all forms of inline code, now I use a meta tag like this;

<!-- Replace the zero with how many seconds of delay you want before the refresh is triggered -->
<meta http-equiv='refresh' content='0;url=https://example.com' />

If you really want to use JavaScript you could use this;

<script>
// The following replaces the current URL with a new one
window.location.replace('https://example.com');

// Or with a time delay in microseconds (currently set at 2 seconds)
setTimeout( function() {window.open('https://example.com','_self')}, 2000);
</script>

 

[lovelmark]

Using replace() is better for javascript redirect , because it does not keep the originating page in the session history, meaning the user won’t get stuck in a never-ending back-button fiasco.