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location.assign

The Location.assign() method causes the window to load and display the document at the URL specified.

If the assignment can't happen because of a security violation, a DOMException of the SECURITY_ERROR type is thrown. This happens if the origin of the script calling the method is different from the origin of the page originally described by the Location object, mostly when the script is hosted on a different domain.

If the provided URL is not valid, a DOMException of the SYNTAX_ERROR type is thrown.

Syntax

location.assign(url);

Parameters

url
Is a DOMString containing the URL of the page to navigate to.

Examples

// Navigate to the Location.reload article
document.location.assign('https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/Location.reload');

Specifications

Specification Status Comment
HTML Living Standard
The definition of 'Location.assign()' in that specification.
Living Standard No change from HTML5.
HTML5
The definition of 'Location.assign()' in that specification.
Recommendation Initial definition.

Browser compatibilityUpdate compatibility data on GitHub

Desktop
Chrome Edge Firefox Internet Explorer Opera Safari
Basic support Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Mobile
Android webview Chrome for Android Edge Mobile Firefox for Android Opera for Android iOS Safari Samsung Internet
Basic support Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

See also

© 2005–2018 Mozilla Developer Network and individual contributors.
Licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License v2.5 or later.
https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/location/assign