Get href value of an anchor tag with JavaScript/jQuery
This post will discuss how to get the href value of an anchor tag in JavaScript and jQuery.
1. Using jQuery
In jQuery, you can use the .prop() method to get the href value of an anchor tag. This is demonstrated below:
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To get the text of an anchor element, use the .text() method.
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2. Using JavaScript
In vanilla JavaScript, you can use the querySelector() , which will return the first anchor tag within the document. Then we can directly access the href property to get the exact value of the href attribute. The following code demonstrates this.
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This can also be done using the getAttribute() method, which gets the value of the href attribute on the specified anchor tag.
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That’s all about getting the href value of an anchor tag in JavaScript and jQuery.
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Anchor href Property
The href property sets or returns the value of the href attribute of a link. The href attribute specifies the destination of a link.
Browser Support
Syntax
Property Values
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| URL | Specifies the URL of the link. |
- An absolute URL — points to another web site (like href=»http://www.example.com/default.htm»)
- A relative URL — points to a file within a web site (like href=»default.htm»)
- An anchor URL — points to an anchor within a page (like href=»#top»)
Technical Details
| Return Value: | A String, representing the URL of the link. Returns the entire URL, including the protocol (like http://) |
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Another example of how to get the URL of a link (a relative URL):
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