If you want to know what the difference is between window.location.href and window.open and which one is best to use , then in this article, I shall explain the difference.

What is window.location.href ?

window.location.href is not a method or function. It's a property that allow us to get the url of current browser.

Get current browser URL 
     function myFunction1(){
        document.write(window.location.href) ;

}
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window.location.href opens a url in the same window in which the js code is called.

Example of window.location.href property 
    function myFunction2(){
     window.location.href="https://www.example.com";
      }
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What is window.open?

window.open is a method that will open the url in a new browser.

Example of window.open() method 
   function myFunction1(){
       window.open("https://www.example.com");
}
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