Asp.net Mvc Redirect Url

Question

in my asp.net mvc project I want an Action Redirect to a url but I want the page to open in new window.

public ActionResult Index(int id)
        {
            ...

            return Redirect(page.Url);
        }

Maheep · Accepted Answer · 2011-12-19 11:56:12Z

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To open up a new window on client side you will have to do something either in View HTML or use some javascript. This can not be done in controller.

In view, you can set the target property of your action link from where this action is being called.

answered Dec 19, 2011 at 11:56

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Russ Cam · Accepted Answer · 2011-12-19 11:54:41Z

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You should specify that the link will open in a new window using the target attribute on <a> element in the view i.e.

<a href="@Url.Action("Index", "Controller", new{ area = "", id = 1 })" 
   target= "_blank">Link text</a>

answered Dec 19, 2011 at 11:54

Russ Cam

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Thank you. But In Action I make some controls and decide to open blank target or normal.

You can't set to open in a new window from the server-side, as far as I know.

alexqc · Accepted Answer · 2015-10-06 11:25:09Z

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In the server side you can retrun json (after an ajax call usually)

    public ActionResult PreviewReport(Report rep)
    {
        return Json(new { type = "info", url = "..." }, JsonRequestBehavior.AllowGet);
    }

In the client side you execute javascript (the result is from an ajax call to above action)

 function (result) {
        if (result.type === 'info') {
            window.open(result.url, '_blank');
        } 
    }

answered Oct 6, 2015 at 11:25

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