How to Redirect to Another Webpage in JavaScript?

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Redirecting to another webpage is a common operation we do in JavaScript programs.

In this article, we’ll look at how to redirect to a given URL with JavaScript.

window.location.replace

One way to redirect to a given URL is to use the window.location.replace method.

For instance, we can write:

window.location.replace('https://yahoo.com')

We just pass in the URL in there.

replace doesn’t keep a record in the session history.

We can omit window since window is the global object:

location.replace('https://yahoo.com')

window.location.href

We can also set the window.location.href property to the URL we want to go to.

For instance, we can write:

window.location.href = 'https://yahoo.com'

Setting window.location.href adds a record to the browser history, which is the same as clicking on a link.

Also, we can shorten this to location.href since window is global:

location.href = 'https://yahoo.com'

window.location.assign

Also, we can call window.location.assign to navigate to the URL we want.

For instance, we can write:

window.location.assign('https://yahoo.com')

To navigate to ‘https://yahoo.com' .

It also keeps a record in the browser history.

We can shorten this to location.assign since window is the global object:

location.assign('https://yahoo.com')

Conclusion

There are a few ways to navigate to a URL in our JavaScript app.