Anchor target Property - Javascript DOM HTML Element

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Description

The target property sets or gets the value of the target attribute of a link.

The target attribute sets where to open the linked document.

Set the target property with the following Property Values

Value Description
_blankOpens the linked document in a new window
_self Opens the linked document in the same frame as it was clicked (this is default)
_parent Opens the linked document in the parent frameset
_top Opens the linked document in the full body of the window
framename Opens the linked document in a named frame

Return Value

A String, representing where to open the linked document

The following code shows how to Change the target of a link to "_blank" and the link will be opened in a new window:

Demo Code

ResultView the demo in separate window 

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<body>

<p><a id="myAnchor" href="https://www.java2s.com">java2s.com</a></p>

<button onclick="myFunction()">set the value of the target attribute of the link above to "_blank"</button>

<p id="demo"></p>

<script>
function myFunction() {//from ww  w . j a  v  a  2  s  . c o m
    document.getElementById("myAnchor").target = "_blank";
    document.getElementById("demo").innerHTML = "The value of the target attribute was set.";
}
</script>

</body>
</html>

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