window.open target _self v window.location.href?

Question

I need to redirect the user using JavaScript. Which is the preferred method? ``` window.open("webpage.htm", "_self"); ``` or ``` window.location.href = "webpage.htm"; ```

Accepted Answer

Definitely the second method is preferred because you don't have the overhead of another function invocation:

```
window.location.href = "webpage.htm";
```

window.open target _self v window.location.href?

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