The HTML code to wrap text in an anchor tag can be generated in JavaScript using the anchor method.
MyHTML = MyText.anchor("anchor-name");Important Note
The anchor method is not standardized and may not behave consistently in all browsers.
Using this method should be avoided if possible and here is one example of an alternative.
JavaScript Anchor String Method Example
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
<meta content="text/html;charset=utf-8" http-equiv="Content-Type">
<meta content="utf-8" http-equiv="encoding">
<title>JavaScript Anchor String Method Example</title>
</head>
<body>
<script>
var MyText = "Sample Text With HTML Anchor";
var MyHTML = MyText.anchor("js-anchor-example");
document.write(MyHTML);
</script>
</body>
</html>The code above produces a blank HTML document with the following HTML:
<a name="js-anchor-example">Sample Text With HTML Anchor</a>Alternative to Using the Anchor Method
Even though the most commonly used browsers treat anchor method consistently, it’s still better to avoid potential issues by creating the needed HTML code inside a string and then inserting that HTML into the DOM.
Example JavaScript Anchor Method Alternative:
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
<meta content="text/html;charset=utf-8" http-equiv="Content-Type">
<meta content="utf-8" http-equiv="encoding">
<title>JavaScript Anchor String Method Alternative</title>
</head>
<body>
<h1>Generate HTML With Anchor Tag JavaScript Example</h1>
<script>
var MyText = "Example of an alternative way to generate HTML anchor tags in JavaScript.";
var MyHTML = "<a id=\"js-anchor-example\">" + MyText + "</a>";
document.body.innerHTML += MyHTML;
</script>
</body>
</html>Which will create the following HTML:
<a id="js-anchor-example">Example of an alternative way to generate HTML anchor tags in JavaScript.</a>Using the Anchor Method With Out An Argument
If the anchor method of a string is called with out passing a string as an argument, the resulting HTML will default to having an anchor with the name attribute set to “undefined.”
The following code:
Var MyText = "Some Text";
MyHTML = MyText.anchor();
document.write(MyHTML);Produces the following undesirable HTML code:
<a name="undefined">Some Text</a>