Inside XML

All About XLinks

Hyperlinks have long been an important part of HTML, and you create them with the HTML <A> element, like this:

<A HREF = "http://www.starpowdermovies.com/reviews.html#blandings">
    Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House
<A>

The hyperlink appears in an HTML document either as text—typically underlined and colored—or as a clickable image. When clicked, the hyperlink can perform a variety of actions: navigating to a new document, as well as a specific location in that document; opening the new document in an existing frame or even a new window if you use the TARGET attribute; or executing JavaScript if you use the javascript: URL. Table 15.1 lists the official HTML attributes for the <A> element:

Table 15.1. Official HTML Attributes ...