Is it possible to switch browser tab?

Question

Here is my requirement,

I\'m working on a enterprise application which is quite old, and it supports IE browser only. Now, there are chances that the user could open mul

Answer 1

If I understand your question correctly, setting a timeout for a Javascript alert in one page then move to another tab, the alert appearing after the timeout will trigger tab switch.

setTimeout(function(){ 
    alert("Switched tabs");
}, 
5000);

Answer 2

There isn't a cross-browser way do switch a tab that's 100% reliable, especially in newer browsers. It's actively blocked in most newer browsers. As a user, I'm glad it's difficult in most cases, impossible in others to do this.