What about:
$("#idOfAnAnchor1")[0].href;
On Dec 5, 8:10 am, Matthias Coy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Hi there,
>
> how do I access the "href"-property of an anchor-element? I know there is a
>
> $("#idOfAnAnchor").attr("href");
>
> but this only gives me the attribute and not the property. I need the
> property, because inside of this property is the full URL. See example:
>
> <a id="idOfAnAnchor1" href="/index.php">Home</a> // on otherpage.com
> <a id="idOfAnAnchor2" href="http://somepage.com/index.php";>Home</a>
>
> $("#idOfAnAnchor1").attr("href"); // gives '/index.php', needed is
> 'http://otherpage.com/index.php'
> $("#idOfAnAnchor2").attr("href"); // gives 'http://somepage.com/index.php'
>
> I could use:
>
> var aLink = document.getElementById("#idOfAnAnchor1");
> var aHrefProperty = aLink.href;
>
> but where is the jQuery fun in this :) ?
>
> Regards
> Matthias
