Open a URL in a new tab (and not a new window) using JavaScript

Question

I'm trying to open a URL in a new tab, as opposed to a popup window.

I've seen related questions where the responses would look something like:

window.open(url,'_blank'); 

window.open(url);

But none of them worked for me, the browser still tried to open a popup window.

Answer 1

To open a URL in a new tab using JavaScript you can use the following method:-

function openInNewTab(url) { 

var win = window.open(url, '_blank');

win.focus();

}