HTML open link in the same window not a new tab-CodePudding

I am trying to open a link in the same window that I am working on but it doesn't work I get the message in the attached photo

 <body>

 <form>
 <select name="list" id="list" accesskey="target">
 <option value='none' selected>Choose a theme</option>
 <option value="https://google.com">Google</option>
 <option value="https://www.youtube.com">Youtube</option>
 <option value="https://www.facebook.com/">Facebook</option>
 </select>
 <input type=button value="Go" onclick="goToNewPage()" />
 </form>
 <script>

 function goToNewPage(){
 window.open(list.value, '_self')

 }
 </script>

 </body>

CodePudding user response：

You should use

window.open(url,'_blank')

CodePudding user response：

Use window.location = "Url" for that.

function action() {
  window.location = "https://stackoverflow.com/questions/72602788/html-open-link-in-the-same-window-not-a-new-tab"
}

<button onclick="action()">klick</button>

https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/Window/location

CodePudding user response：

You can go for

window.location.href=url

CodePudding user response：

here's what you can do with window.open

URL is loaded into a new window, or tab. This is the default

window.open(list.value, '_blank')

URL is loaded into the parent frame

window.open(list.value, '_parent')

URL replaces the current page

window.open(list.value, '_self')

URL replaces any framesets that may be loaded

window.open(list.value, '_top')