download a file from a url javascript code example

Example 1: javascript download file

browser.downloads.download({url: "https://example.org/image.png"})

Example 2: download file javascript

function download(link) {
  var element = document.createElement('a');
  element.setAttribute('href', link);

  element.style.display = 'none';
  document.body.appendChild(element);

  element.click();

  document.body.removeChild(element);
}

Example 3: javascript download file

$('a#someID').attr({target: '_blank', 
                    href  : 'http://localhost/directory/file.pdf'});