The Base target Property in HTML DOM is used to set or return the value of the target attribute of a <base> element. The target attribute is used to specify the default target for all hyperlinks and forms in the page.
Syntax:
- It returns the Base target property.
baseObject.target
- It is used to set the Base target property.
baseObject.target = "_blank|_self|_parent|_top|framename"
Property Values:
- _blank: It is used to open a link in a new window.
- _self: It is the default value. It is used to open a link in the same frame.
- _parent: It is used to open a link in the parent frameset.
- _top: It open a link in the full body of the window.
- framename: It opens a link in the name dframe.
Return Value: It returns a string value which represents the default target for all hyperlink and forms in the page.
Example 1: This example returns the base target Property.
HTML
<!DOCTYPE html> <html>
<head>
<base id="Geek_Base"
href="https://www.geeksforgeeks.org" target="_self">
<title>
HTML | DOM Base target Property
</title>
</head>
<body style="text-align:center;">
<h1 style="color:green;">
GeeksForGeeks
</h1>
<h2>HTML | DOM Base target Property</h2>
<button onclick="myGeeks()">
Click
</button>
<h4 id="Geek_p" style="color:green;font-size:24px;"></h4>
<!-- Script to return DOM Base target Property -->
<script>
function myGeeks() {
var x = document.getElementById("Geek_Base").target;
document.getElementById("Geek_p").innerHTML = x;
}
</script>
</body>
</html>
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Output:
Before Clicking on Button:
After Clicking on Button:
Example 2: This example sets the base target Property.
HTML
<!DOCTYPE html> <html>
<head>
<base id="Geek_Base" href=
"https://www.geeksforgeeks.org" target="_self">
<title>
HTML | DOM Base target Property
</title>
</head>
<body style="text-align:center;">
<h1 style="color:green;">
GeeksForGeeks
</h1>
<h2>HTML | DOM Base target Property</h2>
<button onclick="myGeeks()">
Click
</button>
<h4 id="Geek_p" style="color:green;font-size:24px;"></h4>
<!-- Script to set DOM Base target Property -->
<script>
function myGeeks() {
var x = document.getElementById("Geek_Base").target
= "_blank";
document.getElementById("Geek_p").innerHTML
= "The value of the target attribute was "
+ "changed to " + x;
}
</script>
</body>
</html>
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Output:
Before Clicking on Button:
After Clicking on Button:
Supported Browsers: The browser supported by DOM base target property are listed below:
- Google Chrome
- Internet Explorer
- Firefox
- Opera
- Safari