this.href

[aforstie]

I am calling an external js function that I was hoping could set this.href. When I call the function I pass this.href - append_url(this.href). Within the function I define some variables from the DOM and I am hoping to use them for this .href.

<a href="link.html" onClick="append_href(this.href)">link</a>

function append_href(href) {
var placename = document.datesform.placename.value;
var statecountry = document.datesform.state_country.value;
var state = document.datesform.country.value;
var sresults='&placename=' + placename + '&statecountry=' + statecountry + '&state=' + state;
this.href=href+sresults;
}

Can anyone tell me why the this.href is not working and I suspect is not even being recognized>

 

[vbkris]

>>this.href=href+sresults;

when u use this inside the function it refers to the function and not any object.

try this:


<a href="link.html" onClick="append_href(this)">link</a>

function append_href(theLink) {
href=theLink.href;
var placename = document.datesform.placename.value;
var statecountry = document.datesform.state_country.value;
var state = document.datesform.country.value;
var sresults='&placename=' + placename + '&statecountry=' + statecountry + '&state=' + state;
theLink.href=href+sresults;
}


if u notice i pass the link itself as the parameter...

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[aforstie]

Brilliant! Thank you for the help.

 

[vbkris]

welcome...

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