Stay on Current Tab while using window.open()

Question

I am opening a window in another tab in my code, but the problem is the focus shifts to new tab opened, I want the focus to remain on the current window

I have searched for it, but have not got any solution, the focus() function is as I have understood is useful when opening popups.

I am using : window.open() function

window.open("myurl");

http://stackoverflow.com/questions/2181464/i-need-to-to-open-a-new-window-in-the-background-with-javascript-and-make-sure — PitaJ, Mar 29 '13 at 06:29
that will be a popup , I want the url to be opened in another tab not a complete other window — Deepanshu Goyal, Mar 29 '13 at 06:31

score 1 · Accepted Answer · answered Mar 29 '13 at 06:31

http://www.pageresource.com/jscript/jwinopen.htm also check this

You can't directly control this, because it can be configured by the user. You might try "_newtab" which might work for Firefox but really you shouldn't rely on a new tab being opened. The user may have their browser settings set to open a new tab when a popup window is opened or it may show up as a popup. It just all depends on the browser settings.

Stay on Current Tab while using window.open()

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