Web/API/SVGAElement/target

This is an experimental technologyCheck the Browser compatibility table carefully before using this in production.

The SVGAElement.target read-only property of SVGAElement returns an SVGAnimatedString object that specifies the portion of a target window, frame, pane into which a document is to be opened when a link is activated.

This property is used when there are multiple possible targets for the ending resource, like when the parent document is a mlti-frame HTML or XHTML document.

Syntax

myLink.target = 'value';

Value

An SVGAnimatedString indicating the ending resource target that opens the document when the link is activated.

Sample values can be found here

Example

The code is taken from the "SVGAElement example code"

...
var linkRef = document.querySelector('a'); 
linkRef.target ='_blank';
...

Specifications

Specification	Status	Comment
Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG) 1.1 (Second Edition)The definition of 'target' in that specification.	Recommendation

Browser compatibility

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	Desktop						Mobile
	Chrome	Edge	Firefox	Internet Explorer	Opera	Safari	Android webview	Chrome for Android	Firefox for Android	Opera for Android	Safari on iOS	Samsung Internet
`target`	Chrome Full support Yes	Edge Full support 12	Firefox Full support Yes	IE Full support 9	Opera Full support Yes	Safari Full support Yes	WebView Android Full support Yes	Chrome Android Full support Yes	Firefox Android Full support Yes	Opera Android Full support Yes	Safari iOS Full support Yes	Samsung Internet Android Full support Yes

Legend

Full support: Full support