Use <div> as a button and trigger a mailto when it is clicked

Question

I'm creating a custom button on my webpage which actually is a <div>, I want to trigger a mailto when the button is clicked. What is the best way out?

I've tried calling a javascript function using-onClick that looks like this -

function foo(){
    window.open("mailto:[email protected]");
}

But that opens a new tab in Chrome first, and then asks for the relevant app to send out the email. This experience is different from what we generally get when we simply do a <a href=mailto:.....> in HTML.

I can also create a new document element in the JS function, and simulate a click like this -

function sendEmail() {
    var mail = 'mailto:[email protected]';
    var a = document.createElement('a');
    a.href = mail;
    a.click();
};

But i'm not too sure if that's the right way! Anyone has a better solution?

Answer 1

Try this, and tell me if works. If not, I will delete answer.

<script>
function sendEmail() 
{
    window.location = "mailto:[email protected]";
}
</script>
<div onclick="sendEmail();">Send e-mail</div>