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1man on 10/01/08


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basicmagic


jQuery open external link in new window

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Two different ways to open an external link (ones that start in http) in a new window. I know this isn't a great thing to do, but some clients need to have it.

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  1. //Grab the href, open it in a window and cancel the click action
  2. $("a[@href^='http']").click(function(){window.open(this.href); return false;});
  3. //Add target = blant to the external link
  4. $("a[@href^='http']").attr('target','_blank');

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