Sets or retrieves the window or frame at which to target content.

Syntax

HTML	<ELEMENT TARGET = sTarget... >
Scripting	[ sTarget = ] object.target

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 Disabled in Windows XP Service Pack 2 (SP2) and later versions; otherwise, loads the linked document into the HTML content area of the Media Bar. Available in Microsoft Internet Explorer 6. _parent Load the linked document into the immediate parent of the document the link is in. _search Disabled in Windows Internet Explorer 7, see Security and Compatibility in Internet Explorer 7 for details. Otherwise, loads the linked document into the browser search pane 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.

DHTML expressions can be used in place of the preceding value(s). As of Internet Explorer 8, expressions are not supported in IE8 mode. 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.

  

Internet Explorer 8 and later. When Protected Mode is enabled and a Web page contains an anchor link with a named target, Internet Explorer opens the target of the link in a new window when the target has a different integrity level than the Web page containing the link. For more information, see Understanding and Working in Protected Mode Internet Explorer.

In Internet Explorer 6, the value of the target parameter of this property specifies that a linked document loads in the content area of the target.

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  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, HTMLAnchorElement Constructor, HTMLAreaElement Constructor, HTMLBaseElement Constructor, HTMLFormElement Constructor, HTMLLinkElement Constructor