window.location.replace not working on localhost

Question

I want to navigate to a URL on my site. This is what I have:

var TheDemoURL = window.location.host;

if (SomeCondition1) { TheDemoURL = TheDemoURL + '/fr/demo'; }
if (SomeCondition2) { TheDemoURL = TheDemoURL + '/de/demo'; }
...

window.location.replace(TheDemoURL);

Initially, in the variable watch, I have TheDemoURL: "localhost:49173" and when I alert the final TheDemoURL is looks a good URL but in reality nothing happens.

Why is this not working?

How are you triggering this? Is there any errors in the console? — epascarello, Jun 09 '14 at 14:42
See [this answer](http://stackoverflow.com/a/1865840/1470607), it's better to use `window.location.href`. — Etheryte, Jun 09 '14 at 14:50
Still nothing happening; I think it has to do with the fact that it's currently running on localhost — frenchie, Jun 09 '14 at 14:53

score 1 · Accepted Answer · answered Jun 09 '14 at 15:01

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Ok, for those who come here, the solution was to add this:

var TheDemoURL = window.location.protocol + '//' + window.location.host;

Not sure if this is specific to asp.net but it made it work.

answered Jun 09 '14 at 15:01

frenchie

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Glad you were able to figure it out. However, I do still suggest that you use `self` here instead of `window` in order to ensure that things work correctly in case your site is even loaded in an iframe. – Vivian River Jun 09 '14 at 15:05

score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Jun 09 '14 at 14:59

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Try using

self.location = TheDemoURL;

This will take into account iframes and other weirdness.

answered Jun 09 '14 at 14:59

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