Area target Property
 Area Object
Definition and Usage
The target property sets or returns the value of the target attribute of an area.
Syntax
The target property can have one of the following values:
| Value |
Description |
| _blank |
Open the linked document in a new window |
| _self |
Open the linked document in the same frame as it was clicked (this is default) |
| _parent |
Open the linked document in the parent frameset |
| _top |
Open the linked document in the full body of the window |
| framename |
Open the linked document in a named frame |
Browser Support
The target property is supported in all major browsers.
Example
Example
Return the value of the target attribute for the "Venus" area in the image-map:
<html>
<body>
<img src="planets.gif"
width="145" height="126"
usemap="#planetmap" />
<map name="planetmap">
<area id="venus" shape="circle"
coords="124,58,8"
alt="Venus"
href="venus.htm"
target="_blank" />
</map>
<p>The value of the target attribute for the "Venus" area is:
<script type="text/javascript">
document.write(document.getElementById("venus").target);
</script>
</p>
</body>
</html>
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The output of the code above will be:
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The value of the target attribute for the "Venus" area is: _blank |
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Area Object
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