I actually use this to get the browser to save a JSON file I create with JavaScript, and then convert to a blob, then an Object-URL from the blob, then set the href on the iframe element to the Object. The Oracle Technology Network License Agreement for Oracle Java SE is substantially different from prior Oracle Java licenses. If your iframe is hidden, they see nothing! If you want to actually download and go right to having the browser “save” the file, it should be served with a “application/unknown” filetype header. Java Downloads for All Operating Systems Recommended Version 8 Update 361 Release date: JanuImportant Oracle Java License Information The Oracle Java License changed for releases starting April 16, 2019. (position:fixed left: -1000 top: -1000 width: 1px height: 1px )įor a PDF, your browser may still want to open it, though. I use an iframe element, styled with CSS to be unshown to the user.

I’ve been using a variation of this code below since before the “download” attribute was available (or before I was aware of it!). However, see the note on filetype headers below - that should work for this method, also. I don’t understand why your anchor-element doesn’t just have the target=‘_blank’ attribute? That would open the file in a new tab, and the user could then choose to save it.

Javascript download file