jquery - how do I open a URL in a new tab/window when the user clicks on a div with no associated href? [duplicate]

Question

I have code like this:

<div id='my-div'></div>

When a user clicks on this div, I would like to open http://google.com in a new tab or window. I'm using jquery as follows:

$('#my-div').click(function() {
    // what do I put here?
});

jmore009 · Accepted Answer · 2015-01-13 22:14:03Z

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For a new window:

$('#my-div').click(function() {
   window.open("http://www.google.com", '_blank');
});

or for a new tab:

$('#my-div').click(function() {
   window.open('http://google.com');   
});

answered Jan 13, 2015 at 22:14

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Using either of these methods opens the link into a new tab and in the same window simultaneously. Any suggestions?