Can an a href call a javascript function?

I have some mockup in HTML

I got the response from server when I sent the request.

With this mockup I got as a response of AJAX request that sends my code to server.

Well, everything is fine but when I click on the link the browser wants to open the function as link; meaning after click I see the address bar as

javascript:ShowOld[2367,146986,2]

means browser thing that's url if I want to do this in firebug that's work. Now I want to do that then when anyone clicks the link then the browser tries to call the function already loaded in the DOM instead of trying to open them in browser.

Brett DeWoody

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asked Feb 15, 2011 at 12:52

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That syntax should work OK, but you can try this alternative.

or

UPDATED ANSWER FOR STRING VALUES

If you are passing strings, use single quotes for your function's parameters

answered Feb 15, 2011 at 12:56

Dutchie432Dutchie432

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If you only have as "click event handler", use a instead. A link has a specific semantic meaning.

E.g.:

answered Feb 15, 2011 at 13:03

Felix KlingFelix Kling

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Try to make your javascript unobtrusive :

• you should use a real link in href attribute
• and add a listener on click event to handle ajax

answered Feb 15, 2011 at 12:59

sojusoju

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.link {
    color:blue;
    text-decoration:underline;
    cursor:pointer;
}

Click Me

function showWindow[url] {
    window.open[url, "_blank", "directories=no,titlebar=no,toolbar=no,location=no,status=no,menubar=no,scrollbars=yes,resizable=yes"];
}

javascript:

myLink = document.getElementById['function-click'];
myLink. title = ShowOld[2367,146986,2];

Just make sure the last line in the ShowOld function is:

return false;

as this will stop the link from opening in the browser.

answered Feb 15, 2011 at 13:02

hellsgatehellsgate

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shwz

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answered Feb 15, 2011 at 12:56

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href is optional for a elements.

It's completely sufficient to use

link text

answered Feb 6, 2020 at 13:21

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