TARGET Attribute | target Property | Internet Development Index |
Sets or retrieves the window or frame at which to target content.
As of
Syntax
HTML <ELEMENT TARGET = sTarget... > Scripting object.target [ = sTarget ]
Possible Values
sTarget String that specifies or receives one of the following values.
name The name of the target window or frame. _blank Load the linked document into a new blank window. This window is not named. _media 
Load the linked document into the HTML content area of the Media Bar. Available in Internet Explorer 6 or later. _parent Load the linked document into the immediate parent of the document the link is in. _search Load the linked document into the browser search pane. Available in Internet Explorer 5 or later. _self Default. Load the linked document into the window in which the link was clicked (the active window). _top Load the linked document into the topmost window. The property is read/write. The property has a default value of _self.
Expressions can be used in place of the preceding value(s), as of Microsoft® Internet Explorer 5. For more information, see About Dynamic Properties.
Remarks
If there is no existing window or frame with the same name as specified in the target, a new window is opened with a name equal to the value of the target.
The window name is an optional argument in the open scripting method.
Example
This example uses the TARGET attribute to specify a link that loads the page into the topmost frame of the current frameset.
<A HREF="newpage.htm" TARGET="_top">Go to New Page.</A>
Standards Information
This property is defined in HTML 4.0
and is defined in World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) Document Object Model (DOM) Level 1
Applies To
A, AREA, BASE, FORM, LINK