Javascript link does not work when open in new tab or window

Question

I have some link like this

<a href="#" onclick=aFunction(this)>link</a>

Where "aFunction" opens a link in the current window.

When this link is clicked, it is ok and opens the link, but if it is clicked as "open in new tab" or "open in new window", it does not work.

aFunction code is something like this:

aFunction(object)
{
   object.href = "www.mypage.com"
}

Answer 1

Using the context menu for "open in new X" does not trigger the click event. If your code is there simply to set the new window's address, then you'd be far better off doing

<a href="http://www.mypage.com" target="_new">link</a>

instead. It won't validate, but it'll degrade better.