It has been observed that the window.open() JavaScript method is behaves differently in IE 10 browser.
Method: Window.opne()
Purpose: To open a page in new browser window.
Syntax:
window.open(URL, name, specs, replace)
Parameter Details:
URL: URL of the page to open.
Name: name of the page
Specs: Comma separated list of items like width, height etc.
Replace: To add current document in history list or not.
All above parameters are optional.
Detail Analysis:
Following are the detail analysis points of IE8 and IE 10 browser:
Method Scenarios | Behavior in IE 8 | Behavior in IE 10 |
window.open(‘Test.html’, ‘MyPage’, ‘width=200,height=100') | Open page in new browser window. Expected behavior. | Open page in new browser window. Expected behavior. |
window.open(‘Test.html’, ‘MyPage’) | Open page in new browser window. Expected behavior. | Open page in new browser Tab. Not Expected behavior. It should be open in new browser window. |
Browser version: Windows Internet Explorer 10 Consumer Preview Version 10.0.8250.0
So in second scenario in case of IE 10, new browser window should be open.
I just wanted to know whether it is a known issue of IE 10 browser? any help in this regard is really appreciated.
Thanks,
Nitin