HTML <a> ping Attribute
The HTML <a> ping Attribute is generally used to either specify a particular URL or a list of URLs that will be notified when the user will click on the hyperlink passed int HTML <a> href Attribute. This is achieved by sending a short HTTP post request to the specified URL as soon as the user clicks on the hyperlink.
Syntax :
<a href="url_hyperlink" ping="specified_url" />
Attribute Values:
- specified_url: This is the URL where the short HTTP post request will be sent as soon as the user follows the link given in url_hyperlink.
Example:
HTML
<!DOCTYPE html> < html > < head > </ head > < body > < h2 >Welcome To GFG</ h2 > < a href = "https://auth.w3wiki.net/user/codersaty/articles" ping = Read codersaty articles </ a > </ body > </ html > |
Output:
Note: A short HTTP post request will be sent to “https://www.w3wiki.net/” whenever someone clicks “Read codersaty articles”
Supported Browsers:
- Edge 17.0
- Apple Safari 6.0
- Opera 15.0
- Google Chrome 12.0
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