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what is the difference between target value blank,self, parent,top in HTML?


what is the difference between target value blank,self, parent,top,framename in tag target attribute? i know blank is open than link in new tab self is that link open in current tab But i can't understand parent and top


Solution

  • From the specification:

    _blank

    The user agent should load the designated document in a new, unnamed window.

    _self

    The user agent should load the document in the same frame as the element that refers to this target.

    _parent

    The user agent should load the document into the immediate FRAMESET parent of the current frame. This value is equivalent to _self if the current frame has no parent.

    _top

    The user agent should load the document into the full, original window (thus canceling all other frames). This value is equivalent to _self if the current frame has no parent.

    http://www.w3.org/TR/html4/types.html#type-frame-target