Getting target=_blank to work with images that have anchors in Codeigniter

Question

I'm not sure how to add the target=_blank to my code below. I am using Codeigniter and my image below contains an external link and works like a charm. I would love to have it open in a new window or tab but I'm unsure how to do it. I haven't found anything so far of anyone else using this method. Any suggestions are appreciated. Thanks

<?php
echo anchor(
    'http://www.facebook.com',
    img(array(
        'src'=>base_url().'images/facebook.png',
        'width'=>'32',
        'height'=>'32',
        'id'=>'facebook',
        'alt'=>'Facebook Logo'
    ))
);?>

Answer 1

Err, pass the attribute as the third argument to anchor()

<?php
echo anchor(
    'http://www.facebook.com/artisticconcretegroup',
    img(array(
        'src'=>base_url().'images/facebook.png',
        'width'=>'32',
        'height'=>'32',
        'id'=>'facebook',
        'alt'=>'Facebook Logo'
    )),
    ['target' => '_blank'] // or array('target' => '_blank') if PHP < 5.4
);?>

Or even more simply, use the code you have but with the anchor_popup() function.

It's all in the docs - http://ellislab.com/codeigniter/user-guide/helpers/url_helper.html

Answer 2

simply add 'target="_blank"'

eg. echo anchor("url",'click here','target="_blank"')