Trigger a URL using JavaScript

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I need a script that triggers a URL(go to the URL and that's it).

What's the shortest way to write this script?

Do you mean "takes the user to the URL in the browser", or "silently fires a GET request to the URL"? — thirtydot
– thirtydot, Commented Mar 21, 2011 at 4:02
Silently. That's why I said using Ajax. The user would stay on the same page while the browser fires a request to another page. The result from that request is ignored. — Jon
– Jon, Commented Mar 21, 2011 at 4:40

BalusC · Accepted Answer · 2011-03-21 04:00:07Z

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Use window.location.

window.location = 'http://stackoverflow.com';

Or shorter (not recommend though).

location = 'http://stackoverflow.com';

No ajaxical magic needed.

answered Mar 21, 2011 at 4:00

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zzzzBov · Accepted Answer · 2011-03-21 04:00:11Z

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window.location='http://www.google.com';

Of course you could code-golf out the url and the semicolon.

answered Mar 21, 2011 at 4:00

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vmars316 · Accepted Answer · 2016-03-18 01:44:14Z

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Thanks: Use window.location.

window.location = 'http://stackoverflow.com';

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Enamul Hassan Over a year ago

Whilst this may theoretically answer the question, it would be preferable to include the essential parts of the answer here, and provide the link for reference.

texens · Accepted Answer · 2011-03-21 05:30:48Z

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This is a sample AJAX code sample that can be used to fire a silent query to the browser and fetch the response and act on it.

var xmlhttp;

if (window.XMLHttpRequest)
    xmlhttp = new XMLHttpRequest();
else
    xmlhttp = new ActiveXObject("Microsoft.XMLHTTP");

xmlhttp.onreadystatechange = function() {
    if (xmlhttp.readyState == 4 && xmlhttp.status == 200) {
            // Do something with the result, like post a notification
        $('#notice').html('<p class="success">'+xmlhttp.responseText+'</p>');
    }
}

xmlhttp.open('GET',url, true);
xmlhttp.send();

answered Mar 21, 2011 at 5:30

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