Frame target names

Besides the frames that you name personally, HTML code has defines four types of frame targets:

The name you assign to a frame

When the user clicks on a link, the page will appear on the frame you have defined in a frame page:

<A HREF="page.html" TARGET="bas">Link</A>

_top

When the user clicks on a link, the contents will replace the contents of the active page frame.

<A HREF="page.html" TARGET="_top">Link</A>

_blank

When the user clicks on a link, the contents will appear in a new browser window.

<A HREF="page.html" TARGET="_blank">Link</A>

_self

When the user clicks on a link, the contents will replace the current frame.

<A HREF="page.html" TARGET="_self">Link</A>

"_self" is the default option used by browsers.

_parent

When the user clicks on a link, the contents will appear in the first parent frame.

<A HREF="page.html" TARGET="_parent">Link</A>

_search

When the user clicks on a link, the contents will appear in a frame at the left of the screen.

<A HREF="page.html" TARGET="_search">Link</A>