How to get an element by its href attribute ?
The task is to select the <a> element by its href attribute. Few of the techniques are discussed below. Here we are going to use JQuery to solve the problem.
Approach 1:
- Use JQuery selector $(‘a[href=link_to_site]’).
Example 1: This example using the approach discussed above.
<!DOCTYPE HTML> <html> <head> <title> Get an element by its href attribute. </title> <script src= </script> </head> <body style = "text-align:center;" id = "body"> <h1 id = "h1" style = "color:green;" > GeeksforGeeks </h1> <p id = "GFG_UP" style = "font-size: 15px; font-weight: bold;"> </p> </a> <br> <br> <button onclick = "gfg_Run()"> Click here </button> <p id = "GFG_DOWN" style = "font-size: 23px; font-weight: bold; color: green; "> </p> <script> var el_up = document.getElementById("GFG_UP"); var el_down = document.getElementById("GFG_DOWN"); el_up.innerHTML = "Click on the button to select the element by HREF attribute."; function gfg_Run() { el_down.innerHTML = $('a[href="https://www.geeksforgeeks.org"]').text(); } </script> </body> </html> |
Output:
- Before clicking on the button:
- After clicking on the button:
Approach 2:
- Use JQuery selector $(‘a[href*=part_of_link]’). it will select the element if any part of the attribute matches with value.
Example 2: This example using the approach discussed above.
<!DOCTYPE HTML> <html> <head> <title> Get an element by its href attribute. </title> <script src= </script> </head> <body style = "text-align:center;" id = "body"> <h1 id = "h1" style = "color:green;" > GeeksForGeeks </h1> <p id = "GFG_UP" style = "font-size: 15px; font-weight: bold;"> </p> </a> <br> <br> <button onclick = "gfg_Run()"> Click here </button> <p id = "GFG_DOWN" style = "font-size: 23px; font-weight: bold; color: green; "> </p> <script> var el_up = document.getElementById("GFG_UP"); var el_down = document.getElementById("GFG_DOWN"); el_up.innerHTML = "Click on the button to select the element by HREF attribute."; function gfg_Run() { el_down.innerHTML = $('a[href*="geeks.org"]').text(); } </script> </body> </html> |
Output:
- Before clicking on the button:
- After clicking on the button:
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