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Ways to emulate a click in a link with JavaScript
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| <!DOCTYPE html> | |
| <html> | |
| <head> | |
| <meta charset="UTF-8"> | |
| <title>Ways to emulate a click in a link with JavaScript</title> | |
| <style> | |
| [data-href] { cursor: pointer; } | |
| </style> | |
| </head> | |
| <body> | |
| <h1 data-href="https://github.com/thpoiani">Click here to see my repositories!</h1> | |
| <script> | |
| (function (w, d, undefined) { | |
| 'use strict'; | |
| var link = d.querySelector('[data-href]'); | |
| link.addEventListener('click', function (event) { | |
| var href = this.getAttribute('data-href'); | |
| if (event.ctrlKey) { | |
| // CTRL + Click | |
| w.open(href, '_blank'); | |
| } else if (event.shiftKey) { | |
| // Shift + Click | |
| w.open(href); | |
| } else { | |
| // Click | |
| w.location.href = href; | |
| } | |
| }); | |
| })(window, document); | |
| </script> | |
| </body> | |
| </html> |
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