title: jQuery: go to URL with target="_blank"
body: <p>I am using this bit of jQuery code to get href of the link:</p>
  
  <pre><code>var url = $(this).attr('href');
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>-- and this bit of code to go to that href:</p>
  
  <pre><code>window.location = url;
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>Everything is just the way I want it, except the new page opens in the same window as the previous one, and I want it to open in a new window or tab (something that in plain html would have been achieved by using target="_blank" formula). </p>
  
  <p><strong>Question: How can I open the href in the new window or tab with jQuery?</strong></p>
  
  <p>Thank you for your help!</p>