Get browser to redirect window from modalized content

Question

I have content in a modalized window, and when a user clicks a link, I'd like to have the entire browser redirect, not just the modal window. This doesn't work, unfortunately.

Code I currently have:

<a onclick="window.location.href = 'http://insert/url/here'">morestuff!</a>

This only loads the url in the modal window. What can I do to get the whole window to load said url?

Do you have a sample of how your content is being loaded in the model window? Is it via an iframe or loaded in via ajax etc? — Alex KeySmith, May 14 '12 at 15:53

score 1 · Accepted Answer · answered May 14 '12 at 15:59

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Something like this should work:

<a onclick="window.parent.location.href='http://insert/url/here'">morestuff!</a>

answered May 14 '12 at 15:59

Robin

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web_bod · Answer 2 · 2012-05-14T16:56:12.360

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When you say "modalized" - do you mean a jquery dialog/IFrame window or a physically different browser window.

If it's the first case then you need a reference to the outer parent:

window.parent.location.href = "http://www...";

If it's the second one then you need a reference to the opener:

window.opener.location.href = "http://www...";

edited May 14 '12 at 16:56

answered May 14 '12 at 16:03

web_bod

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Get browser to redirect window from modalized content

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