Any Way To Mimic The Download Attribute Of An Anchor Tag?

The download attribute of an tag helps Edge open download links more nicely (i.e. it closes the target tab once it realises it won't be used). Is there any way to do tha

Solution 1:

I'm not aware of any Javascript function or setting that lets you change the filename when downloading, or any that imitates the download attribute on <a> tags.

In a similar question, this answer by user3758133 outlines a workaround where you programmatically create a link, attach the proper download attribute and trigger a click:

("#downloadbutton").click(function() {
  //var content = content of file;var dl = document.createElement('a');
  dl.setAttribute('href', 'data:text/csv;charset=utf-8,' + encodeURIComponent(content));
  dl.setAttribute('download', 'filename.txt');
  dl.click();
});