Download File Using Javascript/jQuery

Question

I have a very similar requirement specified here.

I need to have the user\'s browser start a download manually when $(\'a#someID\').click();

But

Answer 1

I know I'm late for the party, but I'd like to share my solution which is variation of Imagine Breaker's solution above. I tried to use his solution, because his solution seems most simple and easy to me. But like other said, it didn't work for some browsers, so I put some variation on it by using jquery.

Hope this could help someone out there.

function download(url) {
  var link = document.createElement("a");
  $(link).click(function(e) {
    e.preventDefault();
    window.location.href = url;
  });
  $(link).click();
}