Anchor tag id probelm in javascript

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I need id value of the anchor tag.It is not working.The value is coming undefined.

This my code:
HTML Code:

HTML

<a href="#" önclick="return listname1(this)" id="hollywood">A</a>

javascript code:

JavaScript

function listname1(list){
//alert(list.text);
var abc=list.text;
alert(abc);

var category=document.getElementById('hollywood').value;
alert(category);
// window.location="hollywood1.php?type="+abc;

}

Posted 27-Jun-12 21:30pm

Deepthi.T

Updated 27-Jun-12 21:36pm

Sandeep Mewara

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**tanweer** · Answer 1 · 2012-06-27T21:41:00

hi,
a tag has innerHTML property to get its text, try like this:

JavaScript

function listname1(list) {
          //alert(list.text);
          var abc = list.innerHTML;
          alert(abc);

          var category = document.getElementById('hollywood').innerHTML;
          alert(category);
          // window.location="hollywood1.php?type="+abc;

      }

Rahul Rajat Singh · Answer 2 · 2012-06-27T22:03:00

This is working you can refer this and use:

JavaScript

function listname1(sender)
   {
       alert(sender.innerText);
   }

XML

<a href="#" onclick="return listname1(this)" id="hollywood">A</a>

P.S. I hope i understood the problem correctly and the solution works for you if not do let me know.

JakirBB · Answer 3 · 2012-06-27T21:40:00

Solution 1

Use

JavaScript

var category=$('#hollywood').val();

Instead of

JavaScript

var category=document.getElementById('hollywood').value;

Posted 27-Jun-12 21:40pm

JakirBB

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tanweer 28-Jun-12 3:44am

this will not work as the anchor tag has no val property

JakirBB 28-Jun-12 3:52am

Thanks tanweer akhtar. It was my mistake.
So var category=$('#hollywood').innerHTML; should work.

tanweer 28-Jun-12 3:57am

No, the correct jQuery code is
var category=$('#hollywood').html();

Deepthi.T 28-Jun-12 5:04am

i tried all the solutions.Those are not working.

tanweer 28-Jun-12 5:10am

did you check my answer? It is working as I tested it.

Deepthi.T 28-Jun-12 5:21am

The value is coming as a.Id value is not coming.I got the solution.

var category=list.id;
alert(category);

Anchor tag id probelm in javascript

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