Deprecated
This feature is no longer recommended. Though some browsers might still support it, it may have already been removed from the relevant web standards, may be in the process of being dropped, or may only be kept for compatibility purposes. Avoid using it, and update existing code if possible; see the compatibility table at the bottom of this page to guide your decision. Be aware that this feature may cease to work at any time.
The link()
method creates a string representing the code for an <a>
HTML element to be used as a hypertext link to another URL.
Syntax
str.link(url)
Parameters
url
- Any string that specifies the
href
attribute of the<a>
tag; it should be a valid URL (relative or absolute), with any&
characters escaped as&
, and any"
characters escaped as"
.
Return value
A string containing an <a>
HTML element.
Description
Use the link()
method to create an HTML snippet for a hypertext link. The returned string can then be added to the document via document.write()
or element.innerHTML
.
Links created with the link()
method become elements in the links
array of the document
object. See document.links
.
Examples
Using link()
The following example displays the word "MDN" as a hypertext link that returns the user to the Mozilla Developer Network.
var hotText = 'MDN'; var URL = 'https://developer.mozilla.org/'; console.log('Click to return to ' + hotText.link(URL)); // Click to return to <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/">MDN</a>
Specifications
Specification |
---|
ECMAScript (ECMA-262) The definition of 'String.prototype.link' in that specification. |
Browser compatibility
The compatibility table in this page is generated from structured data. If you'd like to contribute to the data, please check out https://github.com/mdn/browser-compat-data and send us a pull request.
Desktop | Mobile | Server | |||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
link | Chrome Full support 1 | Edge Full support 12 | Firefox Full support 1 | IE Full support 3 | Opera Full support 3 | Safari Full support 1 | WebView Android Full support 1 | Chrome Android Full support 18 | Firefox Android Full support 4 | Opera Android Full support 10.1 | Safari iOS Full support 1 | Samsung Internet Android Full support 1.0 | nodejs Full support 0.1.100 |
Legend
- Full support
- Full support
- Deprecated. Not for use in new websites.
- Deprecated. Not for use in new websites.