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HotSpot::Target Property

Gets or sets the target window or frame in which to display the Web page content linked to when a HotSpot object that navigates to a URL is clicked.

Namespace:  System.Web.UI.WebControls
Assembly:  System.Web (in System.Web.dll)

[TypeConverterAttribute(typeof(TargetConverter))]
public:
virtual property String^ Target {
	String^ get ();
	void set (String^ value);
}

Property Value

Type: System::String
The target window or frame in which to load the Web page linked to when a HotSpot object that navigates to a URL is clicked. The default value is an empty string (""), which refreshes the window or frame with focus.

Use the Target property to specify the frame or window that displays the Web page linked to when a HotSpot object that navigates to a URL is clicked. This property has an effect only when the HotSpotMode property is set to HotSpotMode.Navigate, to navigate to a URL. If this property is not set, the browser or window with focus refreshes when the HotSpot object is clicked.

NoteNote:

The Target property renders as a target attribute. The target attribute on ANCHOR elements is not allowed in the XHTML 1.1 document type definition. Do not set the Target property if the rendered output for the HotSpot must be XHTML 1.1 compliant. For more information, refer to the topic ASP.NET and XHTML.

Caution noteCaution:

We strongly recommend that, when creating accessible Web pages, you avoid using the Target property to target another window. For more information, see ASP.NET Accessibility.

The Target value must begin with a letter in the range of A to Z (case-insensitive), except for the following special values, which begin with an underscore.

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.

NoteNote:

Check your browser documentation to determine whether the _search value is supported. For example, Internet Explorer 5.0 or later supports the _search target value.

Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows XP SP2, Windows XP Media Center Edition, Windows XP Professional x64 Edition, Windows XP Starter Edition, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2000 SP4, Windows Millennium Edition, Windows 98

The .NET Framework and .NET Compact Framework do not support all versions of every platform. For a list of the supported versions, see .NET Framework System Requirements.

.NET Framework

Supported in: 3.5, 3.0, 2.0
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