Open URL in new TAB when we click on a state in a map

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#1

Hi All,

I am trying to implement opening url in a new tab when a particular state in a map is clicked in rstudio leaflet.

I see in the below link which talks about how to open url in a new tab once you click on something. But I want to implement the same in RStudio leaflet. Please help.

Below is the map code. Let me know if you need anymore information.

library(leaflet)
library(sp)
library(albersusa)

spdf <- rmapshaper::ms_simplify(usa_sf(), keep = 0.1)
pal <- colorNumeric("Blues", domain = spdf$pop_2014)
epsg2163 <- leafletCRS(
crsClass = "L.Proj.CRS",
code = "EPSG:2163",
proj4def = "+proj=laea +lat_0=45 +lon_0=-100 +x_0=0 +y_0=0 +a=6370997 +b=6370997 +units=m +no_defs",
resolutions = 2^(16:7))

leaflet(spdf, options = leafletOptions(crs = epsg2163)) %>%
addPolygons(weight = 1, color = "#444444", opacity = 1,
fillColor = ~pal(pop_2014), fillOpacity = 0.7, smoothFactor = 0.5,
label = ~paste(name, pop_2014),
labelOptions = labelOptions(direction = "auto"))

JFYI: for installing albersusa package, refer this link: https://github.com/hrbrmstr/albersusa

Thanks a lot in advance. Looking forward to hear from someone.

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#2

Opening links in new window is not a leaflet thing, but a HTML thing - you need to specify target=\"_blank\" in an anchor tag used in your popup argument.

I am sorry I don't quite follow the way your url is constructed and used (I can't see the <a> tag anywhere in your code) so excuse me when I use my own example.

It is based on my earlier answer on "the other site", with very minor changes.

library(dplyr)   # for mutate & pipe
library(tmap)    # for the metro dataset
library(leaflet) # interface to leaflet

data("metro") # from the tmap package

metro <- metro %>% 
  mutate(label = paste("marvel at ", name, " and follow <a href=\"https://community.rstudio.com\", target=\"_blank\">RStudio Community</a>"))

leaflet(data = metro) %>%
  addTiles() %>%
  addCircleMarkers(popup = ~label)

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Displaying a URL saved in a dataframe in a label
#3

But I don't want the links on the popups. Once you click on the state, it should take me to the hyperlink. That is what I am looking for. If you have a sample code that would showcase where once you click on the state it will lead to the hyperlink. That would be great.

Thanks in advance.

#4

While what you describe is doable it would require a bit of custom js to handle the on click events & execute window.open(); so doable yes, but I don't have an example on hand right now.

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#5

Ok. Let me know if you get one. It would be great or if you come across any links on the Internet that would help to implement this, please share.

Thanks a lot jlacko for your help.

#6

leaflet has an onRender functionality for arbitrary javascript.
But I don't know much javascript nor the internal representation of the leaflet, so maybe ask on the github.

#7

Ok Sir. I will take a look at that. Thanks a lot for your quick response. You are really amazing.

Could you provide some advice on the below question?

Thanks in advance.

#8

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