click to download file javascript code example

Example 1: 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 2: javascript download file on click

You can trigger a download with the HTML5 download attribute.

<a href="path_to_file" download="proposed_file_name">Download</a>