Area target Property

Change the target for a specific area in an image-map:

document.getElementById("venus").target = "_blank";

Description

The target property sets or returns the value of the target attribute of an area.

The target attribute specifies where to open the linked document.

Property
target	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes

Return the target property:

areaObject.target

Set the target property:

areaObject.target = "_blank|_self|_parent|_top|framename"

Value	Description
_blank	Open the linked document in a new window
_self	Open the linked document in the same frame as it was clicked (this is default)
_parent	Open the linked document in the parent frameset
_top	Open the linked document in the full body of the window
framename	Open the linked document in a named frame

Return Value:	A String, representing where to open the linked document

Get the target of a specific area in an image-map:

var x = document.getElementById("venus").target;