what is target _blank in a href code example

Example 1: html new target

<a href="#" target="_blank">Opens the linked document in a new window or tab</a>

<a href="#" target="_self">	Opens the linked document in the same frame as it was clicked (this is default)</a>

<a href="#" target="_parent">Opens the linked document in the parent frame</a>

<a href="#" target="_top">Opens the linked document in the full body of the window</a>

Example 2: where to use .target command in html

<a target="_blank" href="">

Example 3: link_to target blank

link_to(body, url, html_options = {})
  # url is a String; you can use URL helpers like
  # posts_path

link_to(body, url_options = {}, html_options = {})
  # url_options, except :method, is passed to url_for

link_to(options = {}, html_options = {}) do
  # name
end

link_to(url, html_options = {}) do
  # name
end