How can I make window.location.replace work in IE 9?

Question

I've got the following code that checks for a username and password, and then redirects to a new page if it's successful. It works on Firefox just fine, but when I try it on IE 9, it just sits and hangs. What do I need to do to make this work on IE?

username=$("#user_name").val();
password=$("#password").val();
$.ajax({
    type: "POST",
    url: "login.php",
    data: "name="+username+"&pwd="+password,
    success: function(html){
    console.log(html);
    if(html=='true') {
        window.location.replace("newpage.php");
    } else {
        $("#add_err").html("Wrong username or password.");   
    }
},

score 12 · Accepted Answer · answered Jun 05 '12 at 11:53

First in regard to the other answers: location.replace is not the same as just changing the location.href, it reacts with the history differently, and in many cases location.replace is better for the user experience, so lets not throw the towel in on location.replace quite so quickly!

So I just tested location.replace in IE9 on my machine and it worked.

Then I tested console.log on my IE9 and it choked (that apparently only works if a certain developer panel or tab or something is open I'm reading, though I don't have much experience with IE9's dev tools to say that for sure).

I'm betting your problem is not the location.replace function, but in fact the console.log function that is right before it!

interesting... it was the console.log... Will open up a new question as to the difference between .location.href and .location.replace... — NinjaCat, Jun 05 '12 at 12:15

score 5 · Answer 2 · edited Oct 10 '12 at 15:07

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Well I've been a while looking how to change window.location on IE and this works for me:

var targetlocation = "mylocation";

setTimeout(changeURL,0)

function changeURL()
{
    window.location = targetlocation;
}

edited Oct 10 '12 at 15:07

John Conde

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answered Oct 10 '12 at 15:05

vie

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+1 right, see [this post](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/8809025/window-location-not-working-in-ie?lq=1) for the reason it works. – Adriano Repetti Oct 10 '12 at 15:11

score 3 · Answer 3 · answered Jun 05 '12 at 11:37

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You don't need replae.

if(html=='true') {
        window.location = "newpage.php";
       // or
       window.location.href = "newpage.php";
    } else {
        $("#add_err").html("Wrong username or password.");   
    }

answered Jun 05 '12 at 11:37

thecodeparadox

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I disagree. The big difference between location.href and location.replace is browser history. location.replace will take the page out of a users history, location.href will not. For more, see [link](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/1388384/stop-page-from-appearing-in-browser-history) and [link](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/15193359/does-android-support-window-location-replace-or-any-equivalent) – Tim Mickey Aug 06 '15 at 19:02

score 1 · Answer 4 · answered Jun 05 '12 at 11:39

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try

window.location.href = 'newpage.php'

answered Jun 05 '12 at 11:39

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score 1 · Answer 5 · edited Jun 05 '12 at 11:44

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window.location = "newpage.php";

or

window.location.href = "newpage.php";

edited Jun 05 '12 at 11:44

thecodeparadox

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answered Jun 05 '12 at 11:39

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Adam Bremen · Answer 6 · 2012-08-08T07:54:27.330

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if(html) {
  window.location.href = "filename.php";
} else {
  $("#add_err").html("Wrong username or password.");
}

edited Aug 08 '12 at 07:54

answered Jun 05 '12 at 12:08

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location.href is a property, not a function. This will fail. – Jimbo Jonny Jun 05 '12 at 12:25
-1 retracted after your change, it's correct now :) But no +1 since changing location.href isn't the same as location.replace, and there's no need to remove the location.replace from the OP's answer :( – Jimbo Jonny Oct 17 '12 at 16:21

How can I make window.location.replace work in IE 9?

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