Question

I am trying to create a function to open an URL automatically after some seconds.
What i have tried until now (that is now working in my android browser and chrome) is the code below:

 $(document).ready(function() {

      setTimeout(function() { 
       'window.open("http://google.com")', 2000); 
  });
});

Any idea?

Answer 1

Your setTimeout call isn’t quite right – you’re actually just declaring a string and a number, then doing nothing with them. Change it as follows:

$(document).ready(function() {
    setTimeout(function() { 
        window.open("http://google.com");
    }, 2000);
});

Secondly, see the docs for window.open: It accepts a second parameter, which determines the name of the window to open. If you set this to _blank, you’re telling the browser to open a new window (or tab) rather than replace the current page.

$(document).ready(function() {
    setTimeout(function() { 
        window.open("http://google.com", "_blank");
    }, 2000);
});

However, you might run into trouble with the browser’s popup blocker. Generally, opening a new window or tab should be initiated after a click event.