How to Open URL in New Tab using Angular ?
In this article, we will learn How to open a link in a new tab using Angular. A Link is a connection from one web page to another web page. Generally, the anchor tag can be used to open URLs in a new tab in an elementary and straightforward manner. However, the window.open() method can also be utilized to open a new browser window or a new tab depending on the browser setting and the parameter values.
Steps for Installing & Configuring the Angular Application
Step 1: Create an Angular application using the following command.
ng new appnameStep 2: After creating your project folder i.e. appname, move to it using the following command.
cd appnameProject Structure
It will look like the following:
Example 1: In this example, we will use a function window.open to open the link in a new tab.
<!-- app.component.html -->
<h2 style="color: green">GeeksforGeeks</h2>
<h2>How to open a link in new tab using angular? </h2>
<a (click)=
"goToLink('https://www.geeksforgeeks.org/geeks-premier-league-gpl-2023/') "
href="">
Geeks Premier League
</a>
// app.component.ts
import { Component } from '@angular/core';
@Component({
selector: 'app-root',
templateUrl: "./app.component.html",
})
export class AppComponent {
goToLink(url: string) {
window.open(url, "_blank");
}
}
// app.module.ts
import { NgModule }
from '@angular/core';
import { BrowserModule }
from '@angular/platform-browser';
import { HttpClientModule }
from '@angular/common/http';
import { FormsModule }
from '@angular/forms'
import { AppComponent }
from './app.component';
@NgModule({
declarations: [
AppComponent,
],
imports: [
BrowserModule,
HttpClientModule,
FormsModule
],
providers: [],
bootstrap: [AppComponent]
})
export class AppModule { }
Output:
Example 2: In this example, we will be using target="_blank".
<!-- app.component.html -->
<h2 style="color: green">GeeksforGeeks</h2>
<h2>How to open a link in new tab using angular? </h2>
<a href=
"https://www.geeksforgeeks.org/geeks-premier-league-gpl-2023/"
target="_blank">
Geeks Premier League
</a>
// app.component.ts
import { Component } from '@angular/core';
@Component({
selector: 'app-root',
templateUrl: "./app.component.html",
})
export class AppComponent { }
// app.module.ts
import { NgModule }
from '@angular/core';
import { BrowserModule }
from '@angular/platform-browser';
import { HttpClientModule }
from '@angular/common/http';
import { FormsModule }
from '@angular/forms'
import { AppComponent }
from './app.component';
@NgModule({
declarations: [
AppComponent,
],
imports: [
BrowserModule,
HttpClientModule,
FormsModule
],
providers: [],
bootstrap: [AppComponent]
})
export class AppModule { }
Output
