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javascript: Open an URL from an window.open page back in the original page

I'm opening a smaller web browser window from the "main" web page. The "child" window contains links like the following...

<a onclick="javascript:window.open('http://someplace.com/','_blank');">Someplace</a>

But instead of using target "_blank" I would like to use the name of the original, "main" web page window and open the links back in that window. Any suggestions how to do that?

Solution

  • follow this example to help you solve your problem:

    <!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<script>
function openWin()
{
myWindow=window.open('','','width=200,height=100');
myWindow.document.write("<p>This is 'myWindow'</p>");
myWindow.focus();
myWindow.opener.document.write("<p>This is the source window!</p>");
}
</script>
</head>
<body>

<input type="button" value="Open 'myWindow'" onclick="openWin()" />

</body>
</html>