String.prototype.anchor()
The anchor() method creates an <a> HTML anchor element that is used as a hypertext target.
Syntax
<var>str</var>.anchor(<var>name</var>)
Parameters
name- A string representing the
nameattribute of the a tag to be created.
Return value
A string containing an <a> HTML element.
Description
Use the anchor() method to programmatically create and display an anchor in a document.
In the syntax, the text string represents the literal text that you want the user to see. The name parameter string represents the name attribute of the <a> element.
Anchors created with the anchor() method become elements in the document.anchors array.
Examples
Using anchor()
var myString = 'Table of Contents'; document.body.innerHTML = myString.anchor('contents_anchor');
will output the following HTML:
<a name="contents_anchor">Table of Contents</a>
Specifications
| Specification | Status | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| ECMAScript 2015 (6th Edition, ECMA-262) The definition of 'String.prototype.anchor' in that specification. |
Standard | Initial definition. Implemented in JavaScript 1.0. Defined in the (normative) Annex B for Additional ECMAScript Features for Web Browsers. |
Browser compatibility
| Feature | Chrome | Firefox (Gecko) | Internet Explorer | Opera | Safari |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Basic support | (Yes) | 1.0 (1.7 or earlier) [1] | (Yes) | (Yes) | (Yes) |
| Feature | Android | Chrome for Android | Firefox Mobile (Gecko) | IE Mobile | Opera Mobile | Safari Mobile |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Basic support | (Yes) | (Yes) | 1.0 (1.0) [1] | (Yes) | (Yes) | (Yes) |
[1] Starting with Gecko version 17, the " (quotation mark) is replaced by its HTML reference character " in strings supplied for the name parameter.
See also
License
© 2016 Mozilla Contributors
Licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License v2.5 or later.
https://developer.mozilla.org/en-us/docs/web/javascript/reference/global_objects/string/anchor