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AIR HTML Control Issue (it's not opening links that have attribute target = "_blank")

I've developed Adobe AIR application, which opens cpanel of websites in HTML control. I realized that HTML control open links which opens in same window, however it don't opens the links that opens in new window i.e links which has attribute (target="_blank) like this:

<a href"" target="_blank"> Opens in new window </a>

I've searched the web, although I've got one solution here AIR HTML with “_blank” Links but it opens that links in browsers and its too much old (September 2008). So, anyone know another simple way to open link?

Solution

  • I rewrited example you found to change anchor target, now links are opened in same window. But this method has limitations - only static links are fixed, any JS methods trying to open link in new window will fail.

    <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<mx:WindowedApplication
    xmlns:mx="http://www.adobe.com/2006/mxml" layout="absolute"
    initialize="init()">
<mx:Script>
<![CDATA[
    private function init():void
    {
        html.htmlText =
            "<html><body>" +
            "<a href='http://adobe.com' target='_blank'>Adobe (blank)</a><br/>" +
            "<a href='http://ixbt.com' target='_self'>iXBT (self)</a>" +
            "</body></html>";
        html.addEventListener(Event.COMPLETE, onHTMLComplete);
    }

    private function onHTMLComplete(event:Event):void
    {
        var document:Object = html.domWindow.document;
        for each (var anchor:Object in document.getElementsByTagName("a"))
        {
            if (anchor.hasOwnProperty("target"))
            {
                if (anchor.target == "_blank")
                {
                    anchor.target = "_self";
                }
            }
        }
    }

]]>
</mx:Script>
    <mx:HTML id="html" width="100%" height="100%"/>
</mx:WindowedApplication>