Weird behavior on redirecting using javascript on MVC3

Question

I have a select like this:

<select id="Link" name="Link"><option value="">Link Websites</option>
<option value="www.google.com">test link</option>
</select>

I want to redirect to www.google.com when user select test link option. Here the js I used:

$("body").on("change", ".site > select", function () {
        if ($(this).selectedIndex != 0) {
            window.location.replace($(this).val());
        }        
    });

But instead of getting redirect to www.google.com, I got something like localhost:8000/www.google.com. Is this have anything to do with URL filter on MVC3? Or I'm missing something?

have you tried with window.location.href() instead of window.location.replace() ? have a look on this link — Aman
– Aman, Commented Jun 13, 2013 at 4:58

PSL · Accepted Answer · 2013-06-13 05:08:33Z

3

You need to provide protocol in the option value for the url:

<option value="http://www.google.com">test link</option>

Otherwise it is treated as pathname (relative url) and appended to the current url.

See the documentation here

edited Jun 13, 2013 at 5:08

answered Jun 13, 2013 at 5:02

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