Reload new url using js

Question

I am opening a file on the new tab using window.open('filepath'). i want to reload the new url once it is opened.how can i achieve this? I tried the below code but the new url is not reloading once it is opened.

var newurl = window.open('filepath','_blank');
window.location.reload();
        or
window.location.reload(newurl);

edited: Actually i am opening the content of the xml file on new url. when the file is opened on new tab it contains the previous data not the updated content. it is showing the updated content only upon reloading. The updated content will be shown on my local even if i do not reload the page but in some other site.It is not working without reloading.

Jatin Parmar · Accepted Answer · 2022-04-16 18:21:08Z

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let say you want to open google.com,like this

For FireFox

let tab=window.open("https://www.google.com","_blank") now to reload it you need to do something like this

tab.self.location.replace("https://www.google.com")

this will cause tab to reload the url,hope this will help

For chrome

with chrome it will only work if the script try to open the same origin URL,i.e both tab have same origin

tab.location.reload()

edited Apr 16, 2022 at 18:21

answered Apr 16, 2022 at 14:15

Jatin Parmar

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Jyothi Over a year ago

thanks for your response but its not working for me

Jatin Parmar Over a year ago

is there any error? i have checked it in firefox not sure for chrome

Jatin Parmar Over a year ago

updated my answer for chrome

Asplund · Accepted Answer · 2022-04-16 14:15:42Z

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You access the window of the opened window given you don't violate CORS

const newurl = window.open('filepath', '_blank');
if (newurl) { // check if null, FireFox returns null
    newurl.location.reload();
}

edited Apr 16, 2022 at 14:15

answered Apr 16, 2022 at 14:10

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Jatin Parmar Over a year ago

not working in firefox

Asplund Over a year ago

Seems like an FF bug, I updated my answer

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