typescript - Angular 2 Routing run in new tab

Question

I am working with a asp.net core application with angular2 and my routing is working fine.

<a target="target" routerLink="/page1" routerLinkActive="active">Associates</a> 
<a routerLink="/page2" routerLinkActive="active">Account managers</a> 

I want to open every page link (routerLink) in a new tab. Is it possible that every link is open in a new tab, without refreshing the page?

I have tried to replace routerLink="/Page2" by target="target" href="/associates" but the page refreshes all the reference.

Answer 1

Try this please, <a target="_blank" routerLink="/Page2">

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Update1: Custom directives to the rescue! Full code is here: https://github.com/pokearound/angular2-olnw

import { Directive, ElementRef, HostListener, Input, Inject } from '@angular/core';

@Directive({ selector: '[olinw007]' })
export class OpenLinkInNewWindowDirective {
    //@Input('olinwLink') link: string; //intro a new attribute, if independent from routerLink
    @Input('routerLink') link: string;
    constructor(private el: ElementRef, @Inject(Window) private win:Window) {
    }
    @HostListener('mousedown') onMouseEnter() {
        this.win.open(this.link || 'main/default');
    }
}

Notice, Window is provided and OpenLinkInNewWindowDirective declared below:

import { AppAboutComponent } from './app.about.component';
import { AppDefaultComponent } from './app.default.component';
import { PageNotFoundComponent } from './app.pnf.component';
import { OpenLinkInNewWindowDirective } from './olinw.directive';
import { BrowserModule } from '@angular/platform-browser';
import { NgModule } from '@angular/core';
import { FormsModule } from '@angular/forms';
import { HttpModule } from '@angular/http';
import { RouterModule, Routes } from '@angular/router';

import { AppComponent } from './app.component';


const appRoutes: Routes = [
  { path: '', pathMatch: 'full', component: AppDefaultComponent },
  { path: 'home', component: AppComponent },
  { path: 'about', component: AppAboutComponent },
  { path: '**', component: PageNotFoundComponent }
];

@NgModule({
  declarations: [
    AppComponent, AppAboutComponent, AppDefaultComponent, PageNotFoundComponent, OpenLinkInNewWindowDirective
  ],
  imports: [
    BrowserModule,
    FormsModule,
    HttpModule,
    RouterModule.forRoot(appRoutes)
  ],
  providers: [{ provide: Window, useValue: window }],
  bootstrap: [AppComponent]
})
export class AppModule { }

First link opens in new Window, second one will not:

<h1>
    {{title}}
    <ul>
        <li><a routerLink="/main/home" routerLinkActive="active" olinw007> OLNW</a></li>
        <li><a routerLink="/main/home" routerLinkActive="active"> OLNW - NOT</a></li>
    </ul>
    <div style="background-color:#eee;">
        <router-outlet></router-outlet>
    </div>
</h1>

Tada! ..and you are welcome =)

Update2: As of v2.4.10 <a target="_blank" routerLink="/Page2"> works