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open external links in new window

Published in: JavaScript 

Script takes links that are not on your domain and opens them in a new window. This code allows for XHTML strict validation and meets Accessibility criteria on opening new windows.

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  1. function handleExternalLinks() { // function makes sure that external links open in new window
  2. 	var hostName = window.location.hostname;
  3. 	var links = document.getElementsByTagName("a");
  4. 	for(var i = 0; i < links.length; i++) {
  5. 		if(links[i].href.indexOf(hostName) == -1) {
  6. 			var curTitle = (links[i].getAttribute("title")) ? links[i].getAttribute("title") + " - ": "";
  7. 			links[i].setAttribute("target", "_blank");
  8. 			links[i].setAttribute("title",  curTitle + "opens in new window");
  9. 		}
  10. 	}
  11. }
  12.  
  13. handleExternalLinks(); // Call the function

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