jQuery mailto with anchor element

Question

I tried this with umpteen examples we see on the net. But I guess there is none that is simple and works on all browsers (IE 8 and above as well).

I am trying to simply open up Outlook window with mailto link.

<a href="#" name="emailLink" id="emailLink">Email</a>

JQuery:

$(function () {
  $('#emailLink').on('click', function (event) {
    alert("Huh");
    var email = 'test@theearth.com';
    var subject = 'Circle Around';
    var emailBody = 'Some blah';
    window.location = 'mailto:' + email + '?subject=' + subject + '&body=' +   emailBody;
  });
});

Granted, I am a jQuery newbie. The above just doesn't work. It just flickers the browser but nothing opens. I guess this is because of window.location.

Is there a simple solution? I want this to work in IE8 & above and in all browsers.

The body is generated automatically (in JSP).

Answer 1

here's working solution:

<a href="#" name="emailLink" id="emailLink">Email</a>

and the function:

$(function () {
  $('#emailLink').on('click', function (event) {
      event.preventDefault();
    alert("Huh");
    var email = 'test@theearth.com';
    var subject = 'Circle Around';
    var emailBody = 'Some blah';
    window.location = 'mailto:' + email + '?subject=' + subject + '&body=' +   emailBody;
  });
});