Adding a target="_blank" with execCommand 'createlink'

execcommand, javascript

Solution

I was able to find a solution. Don't know if this is the right way to go, but it works. Following https://stackoverflow.com/a/5605841/997632, this is what I used for my code to work:

function addLink() {
    var linkURL = prompt('Enter a URL:', 'http://');
    var sText = editorWindow.document.getSelection();

    editorWindow.document.execCommand('insertHTML', false, '<a href="' + linkURL + '" target="_blank">' + sText + '</a>');
}

Just in case anyone else is looking and stumbles upon this...

Problem

I am attempting to create a mini WYSIWYG editor for a custom CMS. It has the option to add and remove links. It adds links fine, but would like to have the option to add `target="_blank"` to the hyperlink. Also, if possible, I would like to be able to add `alt=""` and `title=""`. At the moment this is my code: ``` function addLink() { var linkURL = prompt('Enter a URL:', 'http://'); editorWindow.document.execCommand('createlink', false, linkURL); } ``` Been looking around, and can't seem to find a solution. Most of the solutions I've seen say to add: ``` function addLink() { var linkURL = prompt('Enter a URL:', 'http://'); var newLink = editorWindow.document.execCommand('createlink', false, linkURL); newLink.target = "_blank"; } ``` But this doesn't seem to work. Any suggestions?

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