HTML formtarget Attribute
The HTML formTarget Attribute is used to specify the name or a keyword, that indicates where to display a result after submitting the form. It specify that the submitted result will be open in current window, a new tab or a new frame. This attribute overrides the feature of target attribute of <form> element.
Uses: It is used in <button> and <input type=”submit”> and <input type=”image”>
Syntax:
<element formtarget="_blank|_self|_parent|_top|framename">
Attribute Values:
- _blank: It opens the link in a new window.
- _self: It has a 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.
Example: This example illustrates a form that contains two submit buttons, one will submit in a current frame and another button submit in a new frame.
HTML
<!DOCTYPE html> < html > < head > < title > HTML formtarget Attribute </ title > </ head > < body > < center > < h1 style = "color:green;" > w3wiki </ h1 > < h2 style = "color:green;" > HTML formtarget Attribute </ h2 > < form action = "#" > Username: < input type = "text" name = "usrname" > < br >< br > Password: < input type = "password" name = "password" > < br >< br > < input type = "submit" value = "Submit in a new window" formtarget = "_blank" > < button type = "submit" formtarget = "_self" > Submit with a current window </ button > </ form > </ center > </ body > </ html > |
Output
Supported Browsers: The list of browsers supported by HTML formtarget Attribute are given below –
- Google Chrome
- Internet Explorer
- Opera
- Firefox
- Apple Safari