MenuItem.Target Property
Assembly: System.Web (in system.web.dll)
Use the Target property to specify the window or frame in which to display the Web content linked to a menu item when that menu item is clicked. Values must begin with a letter in the range of A through Z (case-insensitive), except for certain special values that begin with an underscore, as shown in the following table. Note that setting this property overrides the Target property of the Menu control for this menu item.
| Target value | Description |
|---|---|
| _blank | Renders the content in a new window without frames. |
| _parent | Renders the content in the immediate frameset parent. |
| _search | Renders the content in the search pane. |
| _self | Renders the content in the frame with focus. |
| _top | Renders the content in the full window without frames. |
 Note |
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| Check your browser documentation to determine if the _search value is supported. For example, Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.0 and later support the _search target value. |
| Note |
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| The Target property is rendered as a target attribute. The target attribute on anchor elements is not allowed in the XHTML 1.1 strict document type definition. Do not set the Target property if the rendered output for the HyperLink must be XHTML 1.1-compliant. For more information, see ASP.NET and XHTML. When creating accessible Web pages, it is strongly recommended you avoid using the Target property to target another window. For more information, see ASP.NET Accessibility. |
The following code example demonstrates how to use the Target property to specify a window or frame in which to display the Web content linked to a menu item when that menu item is clicked.
<%@ Page Language="C#" %> <html> <body> <form runat="server"> <h3>MenuItem Target Example</h3> <asp:menu id="NavigationMenu" staticdisplaylevels="1" staticsubmenuindent="10" orientation="Vertical" target="_blank" runat="server"> <items> <asp:menuitem navigateurl="Home.aspx" target="_self" text="Home"> <asp:menuitem navigateurl="Music.aspx" target="_self" text="Music"> <asp:menuitem navigateurl="Classical.aspx" target="_blank" text="Classical"/> <asp:menuitem navigateurl="Rock.aspx" target="_blank" text="Rock"/> <asp:menuitem navigateurl="Jazz.aspx" target="_blank" text="Jazz"/> </asp:menuitem> <asp:menuitem navigateurl="Movies.aspx" target="_self" text="Movies"> <asp:menuitem navigateurl="Action.aspx" target="_blank" text="Action"/> <asp:menuitem navigateurl="Drama.aspx" target="_blank" text="Drama"/> <asp:menuitem navigateurl="Musical.aspx" target="_blank" text="Musical"/> </asp:menuitem> </asp:menuitem> </items> </asp:menu> </form> </body> </html>
Windows 98, Windows 2000 SP4, Windows Server 2003, Windows XP Media Center Edition, Windows XP Professional x64 Edition, Windows XP SP2, Windows XP Starter Edition
The .NET Framework does not support all versions of every platform. For a list of the supported versions, see System Requirements.
