HTMLInputElement: formTarget property

{{APIRef("HTML DOM")}}

The formTarget property of the {{domxref("HTMLInputElement")}} interface is the tab, window, or iframe where the response of the submitted {{HtmlElement("form")}} is to be displayed. It reflects the value of the {{HTMLElement("input")}} element's formtarget attribute.

This property is valid only for submit and image <input> elements.

Its value overrides the {{domxref("HTMLFormElement.target", "target")}} property of the {{domxref("HTMLFormElement")}} interface if the form is submitted via the input. This property can be retrieved or set. If not set, the value is the empty string ("").

Value

A string.

Examples

inputElement.formTarget = "_blank";

Specifications

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Browser compatibility

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See also

• {{domxref("HTMLInputElement.formAction")}}
• {{domxref("HTMLInputElement.formEnctype")}}
• {{domxref("HTMLInputElement.formNoValidate")}}
• {{domxref("HTMLInputElement.formMethod")}}
• {{domxref("HTMLFormElement.target")}}
• <input type="submit">
• <input type="image">
• Sending form data