Target =带有OnClick JavaScript的空白链接

Question

Why the TARGET _BLANK parameter does not work, when there is onClick parameter? The onlick is google event script. When I add onclick to this link, it opens inside the frameset.

<a target=_blank href="externalwwwlink" onClick="recordOutboundLink(this, 'Link', 'aaa');return false;">OPEN </a>

Answer 1

You return false here:

onClick="recordOutboundLink(this, 'Link', 'aaa'); return false;"

so it prevents usual behaviour (bubling of click event). It is very common way to prevent standard action (redirecting by reference, or submitting a form).

Answer 2

Your onClick handler has a return false at the end, which is an old way of telling the browser to stop handling the click . The browser will not open the link, and in your case, not open the href in a new (blank) window/tab.

Remove the return false; at the end of the onClick so the browser knows it can go on.