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HTML DOM target Property


Area Object Reference Complete Area Object Reference

Definition and Usage

The target property sets or returns where to open the link-URL in an area.

Syntax

areaObject.target=_blank|_parent|_self|_top
  • _blank - the target URL will open in a new window
  • _self - the target URL will open in the same frame as it was clicked
  • _parent - the target URL will open in the parent frameset
  • _top - the target URL will open in the full body of the window

Example

The following example changes the target of the link in the image-map:

<html>
<head>
<script type="text/javascript">
function changeTarget()
  {
  document.getElementById('venus').target="_blank"
  }
</script>
</head>
<body>
<img src ="planets.gif"
width="145" height="126"
alt="Planets"
usemap ="#planetmap" />
<map name ="planetmap">
<area shape ="circle" coords ="124,58,8"
href ="venus.htm" id="venus" />
</map>
<br />
<input type="button" onclick="changeTarget()" 
value="Change target" />
</body>
</html>


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