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HTML DOM href Property

Anchor Object Reference Complete Anchor Object Reference

Definition and Usage

The href property sets or returns the URL of the linked resource.

Syntax

anchorObject.href=URL

Example

The following example changes the text, URL, and target of a link:

<html>
<head>
<script type="text/javascript">
function changeLink()
{
document.getElementById('myAnchor').innerHTML="W3Schools";
document.getElementById('myAnchor').href="http://www.w3schools.com";
document.getElementById('myAnchor').target="_blank";
}
</script>
</head>
<body>
<a id="myAnchor" href="http://www.microsoft.com">Microsoft</a>
<input type="button" onclick="changeLink()" value="Change link">
</body>
</html>

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Change text, URL, and target of a link

Anchor Object Reference Complete Anchor Object Reference
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