jQuery location href

Question

I remember there's a redirect function in jQuery.

It was like:

$(location).href('http://address.com')

But what was it exactly? I couldn't remember and can't find it using Google Search.

To clarify other answers, be aware that (a) you don't need jQuery for this; the native approach is perfectly sound; (b) jQuery is just a library of functions; (c) you're still writing _Javascript_. — Lightness Races in Orbit, Aug 16 '11 at 14:33
$(location) is a selector to instruct Query to refer to the DOM object called location. The object location is an object containing some properties, like href (see https://www.w3schools.com/jsref/obj_location.asp) The property href indicates simply the URL opened in the browser window. Everytime you change it the browser load the new URL. So in the code you indicated you are changing the href property of the DOM object location, using a jQuery style. — Adriano G. V. Esposito, Mar 17 '20 at 10:40

score 109 · Accepted Answer · edited Sep 23 '21 at 18:48

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There's no need for jQuery.

window.location.href = 'http://example.com';

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Timo Tijhof

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score 32 · Answer 2 · edited Sep 23 '21 at 18:41

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Use:

window.location.replace(...)

See this Stack Overflow question for more information:

How do I redirect to another webpage?

Or perhaps it was this you remember:

var url = "http://stackoverflow.com";
location.href = url;

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Answer is on this link. Can I add this to my question to find ppl it easily? Is it legal? Or what must i do? – Benjamin Aug 16 '11 at 13:13
Could mark this case as duplicate of that one? – Curtis Aug 16 '11 at 13:34
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You fail to explain that the replace makes you unable to navigate back to the current page after the redirect. – nivs1978 Jan 21 '19 at 12:54

score 29 · Answer 3 · edited Feb 06 '18 at 13:43

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This is easier:

location.href = 'http://address.com';

Or

location.replace('http://address.com'); // <-- No history saved.

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score 13 · Answer 4 · edited Feb 06 '18 at 13:39

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I think you are looking for:

window.location = 'http://someUrl.com';

It's not jQuery; it's pure JavaScript.

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answered Aug 16 '11 at 13:09

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No, I was looking for by jquery. I've found. – Benjamin Aug 16 '11 at 13:12
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@jammypeach: jQuery is Javascript. Javascript is not jQuery. – Lightness Races in Orbit Aug 16 '11 at 14:34

score 8 · Answer 5 · edited Feb 06 '18 at 13:38

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Ideally, you want to be using window.location.replace(...).

See this answer here for a full explanation: How do I redirect to another webpage?

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score 6 · Answer 6 · edited Feb 06 '18 at 13:44

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You can use just JavaScript:

window.location = 'http://address.com';

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