HTML DOM Anchor download Property
Last Updated :
02 Jan, 2024
The DOM Anchor download Property in HTML DOM is used to set or return the value of the download attribute of a link. The download attribute is used to specify the target link will download when user click.
Syntax:
Property Values:
- filename: It specifies the name of the file which has to be downloaded.
Return Value: It returns a string value which represents the name of the downloaded file.
Example 1: This example returns the download property.
html
<!DOCTYPE html>
< html >
< head >
< title >HTML DOM Anchor download Property</ title >
</ head >
< body style = "text-align: center;" >
< h1 >GeeksforGeeks</ h1 >
< h2 >HTML DOM Anchor download Property</ h2 >
id = "GFG" rel = "nofollow" hreflang = "en-us"
target = "_self" download = "GFG" >
GeeksforGeeks
</ a >< br >< br >
< button onclick = "myGeeks()" >
Submit
</ button >
< p id = "sudo" ></ p >
< script >
function myGeeks() {
let x = document.getElementById("GFG").download;
document.getElementById("sudo").innerHTML = x;
}
</ script >
</ body >
</ html >
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Output:
Example 2: This example sets the Download Property.
html
<!DOCTYPE html>
< html >
< head >
< title >
HTML DOM Anchor download Property
</ title >
</ head >
< body style = "text-align: center;" >
< h1 >GeeksforGeeks</ h1 >
< h2 >DOM Anchor download Property</ h2 >
id = "GFG" rel = "nofollow" hreflang = "en-us"
target = "_self" download = "GFG" >
GeeksforGeeks
</ a >< br >< br >
< button onclick = "myGeeks()" >
Submit
</ button >
< p id = "sudo" ></ p >
< script >
function myGeeks() {
let x = document.getElementById("GFG")
.download = "Geeks Home Page";
document.getElementById("sudo").innerHTML
= "The value of the download attribute " +
"was changed to " + x;
}
</ script >
</ body >
</ html >
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Output :
Supported Browsers:
- Google Chrome
- Internet Explorer 10.0 +
- Firefox
- Opera
- Safari
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