Ambiguous JQuery redirection from ajax post callback

Question

Ambiguous behavior among Firefox and Chrome. Here is my ajax call:

$.ajax({
    type: "POST",
    contentType: "application/json; charset=utf-8",
    dataType: "text",
    url: "client",
    data: "{\"operationType\": \"Update\", \"body\": \"" + JSON.stringify(formAsJson).replace(/\"/g, "'") + "\"}",
    async: false,
  })
  .done(function() {
    window.location.replace("success.html");
    alert("Success");
  })
  .fail(function() {
    alert("failure");
  });

Question 1 : If alert("Success") is present, then redirection works fine in Firefox and in Chrome redirection doesn't happen but alert is shown. Explanation for this behavior.

Question 2 : How to redirect to a page independent of browser ?

If I comment alert("Success") in done callback, the redirection doesn't work in mozilla but while debugging using firebug, it works.

On chrome it doesn't work anyway with or without debugger.

P.S. Checked that control goes to redirection statement in both browser using debugger.

try adding a slash before `success`. `window.location.replace("/success.html");` — Bruno, May 02 '16 at 09:43
@Alexis same behavior as mentioned in question for .replace(). — Vijay Tripathi, May 02 '16 at 09:56
@GuruprasadRao redirection is successful in mozilla only if alert is placed after redirection. — Vijay Tripathi, May 02 '16 at 09:56
@GuruprasadRao yes similar behavior as window.location.replace("success.html") i.e. works in mozilla , not in chrome. Mozilla gives no alert post redirection, chrome doesn't redirect but shows alert. — Vijay Tripathi, May 02 '16 at 10:04
@GuruprasadRao Only warning about not to use synchronous ajax call — Vijay Tripathi, May 03 '16 at 05:26

score 0 · Answer 1 · edited May 23 '17 at 11:59

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I found this that might help you : window-location-href-not-working, Have you tried adding return false; after window.location.replace("success.html");

edited May 23 '17 at 11:59

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answered May 02 '16 at 10:21

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No, it doesn't help. In mozilla redirection works in real time if followed by alert. – Vijay Tripathi May 03 '16 at 05:22

Ambiguous JQuery redirection from ajax post callback

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