String is not a function on window location href

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Javascript Problem Overview

Consider:

$('.b').click(function(){
    var link = 'www.yahoo.com';
    window.location.href(link);
});

I expect it to open www.yahoo.com, but it says "string is not a function". Why?

jsFiddle: http://jsfiddle.net/V9Xat/

Javascript Solutions

Solution 1 - Javascript

Try-

window.location.href = link;

or

window.location.assign(link);

JSFiddle

Check out the syntax of window.location here.

Solution 2 - Javascript

Try using:

window.location.href = link;

MDN source

Solution 3 - Javascript

window.location.href = link;

Use this.

Solution 4 - Javascript

Either use:

window.location.href = link;

Or with .replace();:

window.location.replace(link);
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