focus function not working in ie8

Question

I have a button click and in it i put a javascript function to open a new window and if i again click the button the same window refresh again and point to it.Working both in firefox and chrome.but not in IE.Here is the code i tried

<button onclick="popitup('http://www.google.com');">click</button>

 var newwindow = null;
    function popitup(url) {
        if ((newwindow == null) || (newwindow.closed)) {
            newwindow = window.open(url, 'Buy', 'width=950,height=650,scrollbars=yes,resizable=yes');
            newwindow.focus();
        } else {
            newwindow.location.href = url;
            newwindow.focus();
        }
    }

IE return newwindow==null all the time...that is the issue...any solution?

default button behavior is `submit`, so try set `type='button'` — Grundy, Dec 13 '13 at 08:28
Check that IE does not block popup windows, also possibly duplicate [On IE9, Win 7 window.open() returns null instead of reference of the opened window](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/7014242/on-ie9-win-7-window-open-returns-null-instead-of-reference-of-the-opened-wind) — Grundy, Dec 13 '13 at 10:16
@Grundy ..IE return newwindow==null all the time...that is the issue...any solution? — Cronaldo, Dec 13 '13 at 10:21
@AnilkumarM do you check that IE does not block popups? are you going by link? — Grundy, Dec 13 '13 at 10:24

score 0 · Answer 1 · answered Dec 13 '13 at 08:26

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It's Works for me

function windowOpen(url) {
win = window.open(url, 'OpenPage', 'resizable=yes,width=900px,height=620px');
win.focus();

return false;

}

If not please check for your current window name is same as newwindow if yes plaese use another name insted of newwindow

answered Dec 13 '13 at 08:26

Navajyoth CS

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do you check your IE does not block popups? – Navajyoth CS Dec 13 '13 at 10:55
@Grundy sorry bro, but he didn't answered to you. that's why i asked the same – Navajyoth CS Dec 13 '13 at 12:08

score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Dec 13 '13 at 09:07

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Take a look at that:

http://hardlikesoftware.com/projects/IE8FocusTest.html

Hope it helps..

answered Dec 13 '13 at 09:07

kudra

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IE return newwindow==null all the time...thts the issue...any solution? – Cronaldo Dec 13 '13 at 09:49
sorry wrong link. have u seen this: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/1326993/jquery-focus-sometimes-not-working-in-ie8 – kudra Dec 13 '13 at 11:09

focus function not working in ie8

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