HTML DOM Anchor target Property
The Anchor target Property in HTML DOM is used to set or return the value of the target attribute of a link. The Target attribute is used to specify where to open the link.
Syntax:
- It returns the target property.
anchorObject.target
- It is used to set the target property.
anchorObject.target = "_blank|_self|_parent|_top|framename"
Property Values:
Property Value |
Description |
---|---|
_blank |
It opens the link in a new window. |
_self |
It is the default value. It opens the linked document in the same frame. |
_parent |
It opens the linked document in the parent frameset. |
_top |
It opens the linked document in the full body of the window. |
framename |
It opens the linked document in the named frame. |
Return Value: It returns a string value which represents the target of the linked document.
Example 1: This example returns the Anchor Target Property.
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<!DOCTYPE html> < html > < head > < title > HTML DOM Anchor target Property </ title > </ head > < body style = "text-align: center;" > < h1 >w3wiki</ h1 > < h2 >DOM Anchor Target Property</ h2 > < p >Welcome to id = "GFG" target = "_self" > w3wiki </ a > </ p > < button onclick = "myBeginner()" > Submit </ button > < p id = "sudo" ></ p > <!-- Script to return Anchor Target Property --> < script > function myBeginner() { let x = document.getElementById("GFG").target; document.getElementById("sudo").innerHTML = x; } </ script > </ body > </ html > |
Output:
Example 2: This example sets the Anchor target Property.
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<!DOCTYPE html> < html > < head > < title > HTML DOM Anchor target Property </ title > </ head > < body style = "text-align: center;" > < h1 >w3wiki</ h1 > < h2 >DOM Anchor Target Property</ h2 > < p >Welcome to id = "GFG" target = "_self" > w3wiki </ a > </ p > < button onclick = "myBeginner()" > Submit </ button > < p id = "sudo" ></ p > <!-- Script to set Anchor Target Property --> < script > function myBeginner() { let x = document.getElementById("GFG") .target = "_blank"; document.getElementById("sudo").innerHTML = "The target attribute value changed to " + x; } </ script > </ body > </ html > |
Output:
Supported Browsers:
- Google Chrome
- Internet Explorer 10.0 +
- Firefox
- Opera
- Safari