String.prototype.link()
Deprecated
Avoid using this feature in new projects. HTML wrapper methods exist only for backwards compatibility. Use DOM APIs to create elements instead. This feature may be a candidate for removal from web standards or browsers.
Consider using the following features instead: DOM.
The link() method of String values creates a string that embeds this string in an <a> element (<a href="...">str</a>), to be used as a hypertext link to another URL.
Note:
All HTML wrapper methods are deprecated and only standardized for compatibility purposes. Use DOM APIs such as document.createElement() instead.
Syntax
link(url)
Parameters
url-
Any string that specifies the
hrefattribute of the<a>element; it should be a valid URL (relative or absolute), with any&characters escaped as&.
Return value
A string beginning with an <a href="url"> start tag (double quotes in url are replaced with "), then the text str, and then an </a> end tag.
Examples
Using link()
The code below creates an HTML string and then replaces the document's body with it:
const contentString = "MDN Web Docs";
document.body.innerHTML = contentString.link("https://developer.mozilla.org/");
This will create the following HTML:
<a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/">MDN Web Docs</a>
Instead of using link() and creating HTML text directly, you should use DOM APIs such as document.createElement(). For example:
const contentString = "MDN Web Docs";
const elem = document.createElement("a");
elem.href = "https://developer.mozilla.org/";
elem.innerText = contentString;
document.body.appendChild(elem);
Specifications
| Specification |
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| ECMAScript® 2027 Language Specification # sec-string.prototype.link |
