Open URL in new window with JavaScript

I'm making a "share button" to share the current page. I would like to take the current page URL and open it in a new window. I have the current URL part working, but can't seem to get the next part working.

I'm struggling with the syntax. I would like to specify the new window size to width=520, height=570.

Something like:

<a target="_blank" href="" onclick="this.href = this.href.replace('[sub]',window.location)"> LinkedIn
</a>

Any ideas?

4 Answers

Use window.open():

<a onclick="window.open(document.URL, '_blank', 'location=yes,height=570,width=520,scrollbars=yes,status=yes');"> Share Page
</a>

This will create a link titled Share Page which opens the current url in a new window with a height of 570 and width of 520.

Just use window.open() function? The third parameter lets you specify window size.

Example

var strWindowFeatures = "location=yes,height=570,width=520,scrollbars=yes,status=yes";
var URL = "" + location.href;
var win = window.open(URL, "_blank", strWindowFeatures);

Don't confuse, if you won't give any strWindowFeatures then it will open in a new tab.

window.open(');

The following is JavaScript to be used in a function: Note, I have 1's and 0's instead of yes and no.

var theTop=(()-(theHeight/2))/2;
var theLeft=()-(theWidth/2);
var features = 'height=600,width=800,top='+theTop+',left='+theLeft+',toolbar=1,Location=0,Directories=0,Status=0,menubar=1,Scrollbars=1,Resizable=1';
window.open(in_uri, WindowName, features);