JavaScript String link() Method
Example
Display the text: "Free Web Building Tutorials!" as a hyperlink:
var str = "Free Web Building Tutorials!";
var result = str.link("http://www.w3schools.com");
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Definition and Usage
The link() method is not standard, and may not work as expected in all browsers.
The link() method is used to display a string as a hyperlink.
This method returns the string embedded in the <a> tag, like this:
<a href="url">string</a>
Browser Support
| Method | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| link() | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Syntax
string.link("url")
Parameter Values
| Parameter | Description |
|---|---|
| url | Required. The URL to link to |
Technical Details
| Return Value: | A string embedded in the <a> tag |
|---|---|
| JavaScript Version: | 1.0 |
More Examples
Example
A demonstration of related methods:
var txt = "Hello World!";
document.write("The original string: " +
txt);
document.write("<p>Big: " + txt.big() + "</p>");
document.write("<p>Small:
" + txt.small() + "</p>");
document.write("<p>Bold: " + txt.bold() +
"</p>");
document.write("<p>Italic: " + txt.italics() + "</p>");
document.write("<p>Fixed: " + txt.fixed() + "</p>");
document.write("<p>Strike:
" + txt.strike() + "</p>");
document.write("<p>Fontcolor: " +
txt.fontcolor("green") + "</p>");
document.write("<p>Fontsize: " +
txt.fontsize(6) + "</p>");
document.write("<p>Subscript: " + txt.sub() +
"</p>");
document.write("<p>Superscript: " + txt.sup() + "</p>");
document.write("<p>Link: " + txt.link("http://www.w3schools.com") + "</p>");
document.write("<p>Blink: " + txt.blink() + " (works only in Opera)</p>");
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