Open link in same tab

HTML anchor tag is used to open URLs in a new tab using the target=”_blank” attribute. open() which is used to open a new browser window or new tab depending on the browser settings.

Using window.open() Method

• To open a new tab, we have to use _blank in the second parameter of the window.open() method.
• The return value of window.open() is a reference to the newly created window or tab or null if it failed.
• Do not add a third parameter to it as it will result in the opening of a new window rather than a tab
  

Syntax:

window.open(URL, '_blank');

Example: open) to open “geeksforgeeks.org” in a new browser tab, maintaining the current page’s context.

Output:

Important Notes:

• The return value of window.open() is a reference to the newly created window or tab.

  It returns null if it fails to open the new tab.

• Avoid adding a third parameter to the window.open() method because it could result in a new window instead of a tab.

Supported Browsers:

The browsers are supporte

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