JSFiddle - React, Tailwind, and code Playground

by sophtwhere

HTML

<button id='view_pdf'>
   here
</button>

<label id="msg">  &lt; --- click </label>

JavaScript

document.getElementById("view_pdf").addEventListener("click", function(evt) {
  document.getElementById("msg").innerHTML="loading"; 
	var a = document.createElement('a');
	a.setAttribute("href", urlPrefix + cat_directory + filename);
	a.setAttribute("target", "_blank");

	var dispatch = document.createEvent("HTMLEvents");
	dispatch.initEvent("click", true, true);
	a.dispatchEvent(dispatch);

});