close a new pop up window in html

Question

I'm using a form with submit button in html which opens a new window onclick of submit. Now i want this new window to be closed without user intervention.

i have tried below:

<script type="text/javascript">
var newWin;
function newWindow()
{
    alert('in newWindow');
    newWin=window.open('http://someurl','_blank');
    setTimeout(function(){newWin.close()}, 10);
    alert('closed..');
}
</script>

but this does seem to close the new window. It still stays open. Pls help.

10ms timeout? wow ... quick window - perhaps too quick to see the popup blocker warning - check your developer tools console for errors — Jaromanda X, Oct 05 '16 at 05:45
Does `'http://someurl'` have same origin as original `window`? — guest271314, Oct 05 '16 at 05:46
@guest271314 - shouldn't matter as the opener is the one closing it — Jaromanda X, Oct 05 '16 at 05:48
Please check this link [Stack overflow](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/10702344/how-to-open-and-then-close-a-window-without-getting-blocked-as-a-popup) — chirag satapara, Oct 05 '16 at 05:50
@JaromandaX Trying to determine why approach at Question would not return expected result if popup blockers are not enabled. — guest271314, Oct 05 '16 at 05:51
@guest271314 - I understand - the code should (does) work - console output would help — Jaromanda X, Oct 05 '16 at 05:53
@guest271314 : its not the same domain. Its a totally different URL. — Anu, Oct 05 '16 at 06:53
@JaromandaX: i initially tried with 30000, but then i dont need the user to even view it. The problem is, the new window is opening in a new tab, but doesnt get closed. — Anu, Oct 05 '16 at 06:54
@guest271314: thanks for the pointer to the domain. When the URL is not accessible successfully, it wouldnt close the window. Once the proxy settings were changed, the new window closed properly (not sure why). Thanks again. I will check in this direction. — Anu, Oct 05 '16 at 07:16

score 0 · Accepted Answer · answered Oct 05 '16 at 06:03

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Your Code is working Fine, only thing is you need to give some time to see that window, alert boxes not required

<script type="text/javascript">
var newWin;
function newWindow()
{
    newWin=window.open('http://www.google.co.in','_blank');
    setTimeout(function(){newWin.close()}, 5000);
}
</script>
<button onclick="newWindow()">open Window</button>

answered Oct 05 '16 at 06:03

Keerthivasan

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Marking this as the answer, though my problem lies with the proxy for the URL as @guest271314 pointed out. – Anu Oct 05 '16 at 07:17

close a new pop up window in html

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