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Open link in new tab when ctrl + click it in ReactJS?

I have a problem with that, I don't found the solution. How I can ctrl + click on a link for open in new tab ?

 function handleClick(documentID) {
    // if ctrl + click
    window.open(`/document/${documentID}`, "_blank")
    // else
    // navigate("/document/" + documentID)
  }

 <ListItem onClick={() => handleClick(document.id)}>

i have comment the code for understand well

about 4 years ago · Juan Pablo Isaza
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If you have a link, please use an actual a element with a href. This is better for accessibility and you get the CTRL + click feature for free.

about 4 years ago · Juan Pablo Isaza Report

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You need to pass event to function instead just ID. This way you can check for Ctrl:

function handleClick(event) {
  const documentID = event.id;

  if (event.ctrlKey) {
    window.open(`/document/${documentID}`, "_blank")
  } else {
    navigate("/document/" + documentID)
  }
}

<ListItem onClick={(event) => handleClick(event)}>

You can also extend your function for mouse wheel click:

function handleClick(event) {
  event.preventDefault();

  const documentID = event.id;

  if (event.ctrlKey || e.button === 1) {
    window.open(`/document/${documentID}`, "_blank")
  } else if (e.type === 'click') {
    navigate("/document/" + documentID)
  }
}

<ListItem onClick={(event) => handleClick(event)} onMouseDown={(event) => handleClick(event)}>

Use anchor <a> (or react <Link> component) tag if you can, this is prefered way.

about 4 years ago · Juan Pablo Isaza Report
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