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JavaScript jQuery Basics Working with jQuery Collections Changing Element Properties

Su Deng
Su Deng
1,226 Points
Posted by Su Deng
Su Deng
1,226 Points

the download thing doest work for me

i tried to copy the code in this video for $pdfs.attr('download', true);

but it doest download for me, it just opens the page.

6 Answers

Richard Eldridge
Richard Eldridge
8,229 Points
Richard Eldridge
Richard Eldridge
8,229 Points

After checking out the known issues on caniuse.com it appears the newest versions of Chrome no longer support this feature. The graphic indicates that the "download" attribute is supported; however, it appears that it is now "ignored" for cross-origin links.

Edit: Alan M. posted a possible solution on another post that worked for me.

Joseph Wasden
Joseph Wasden
20,406 Points
Joseph Wasden
Joseph Wasden
20,406 Points

@3:14 in the video, "A quick note here, some older browsers don't support the download attribute, and if you're using Firefox, the download attribute won't trigger if the PDF points to an external website."

Here's a list of what supports (and doesn't support) the download attribute.

https://caniuse.com/#search=download

something to consider.

Jeff Sanders
PLUS
Jeff Sanders
Courses Plus Student 9,503 Points
Jeff Sanders
Jeff Sanders
Courses Plus Student 9,503 Points

Su Deng, please mark a response as the answer to your question.

Roger Hwang
Roger Hwang
3,851 Points
Roger Hwang
Roger Hwang
3,851 Points

I have Chrome version 70 and caniuse.com says it supports the download attribute, but not cross-origin links? Basically when the site you're downloading from is not from the site you're currently on?

richi rivas
richi rivas
370 Points
richi rivas
richi rivas
370 Points

I found that if you write the following code:

$pdfs.attr('target', 'download');

It download the file...