Dynamic HTML: The Definitive Reference

Name

target — NN 2 IE 3 DOM 1

Synopsis

Read/Write

The name of the window or frame that is to receive content as the result of navigating to an area link. Such names are assigned to frames by the FRAME element’s NAME attribute; for subwindows, the name is assigned via the second parameter of the window.open( ) method. If you are scripting the navigation of another window or frame, use the window or frame name in a statement that assigns a new URL to the location.href property (frameName .location.href = " newURL ").

Example

document.all.homeArea.target = "_top"

Value

String value of the window or frame name, or any of the following constants (as a string): _parent | _self | _top | _blank. The _parent value targets the frameset to which the current document belongs; the _self value targets the current window; the _top value targets the main browser window, thereby eliminating all frames; and the _blank value creates a new window of default size.

Default

None.