Javascript in HREF attribute

[Bernd Liebermann]

Hi,

I need some help on a simple question: I have a link that should open a new
window (no action in main window), which is realized by a function that
calls window.open(). The function itsself works fine, but here is the
problem:

1) If I use
<A HREF="openToolW indow()">LinkTe xt</A>
then the plain source code of my function is loaded into the window.

2) If I use
<A HREF="" onClick="openTo olWindow()">Lin kText</A>
my function runs correctly, but the original window loads my start page.

3) If I use
<P onClick="openTo olWindow()">Lin kText</P>
everything works like intended except that my paragraph does not behave like
a normal hypertext reference, i.e. it is not undelined, has a different
color, and the mousecursor does not change into the "hand"-cursor on
mouseover.

How would the cracks handle this problem? The document in the main window
should not be reloaded, if possible. It is a php-script that performs some
database action, and I want to keep the workload low for my server.

Best regards,
Bernd

[Lasse Reichstein Nielsen]

Re: Javascript in HREF attribute

"Bernd Liebermann" <1234@bernd-liebermann.de> writes:
[color=blue]
> I have a link that should open a new window (no action in main
> window), which is realized by a function that calls
> window.open(). The function itsself works fine, but here is the
> problem:
>
> 1) If I use
> <A HREF="openToolW indow()">LinkTe xt</A>
> then the plain source code of my function is loaded into the window.[/color]

Surpricing. I would have expected a "page not found" error. Do you mean
with "javascript :" in front? And did you forget the parentheses?

In any case, forget it.
Read <URL:http://jibbering.com/faq/#FAQ4_24>.
[color=blue]
> 2) If I use
> <A HREF="" onClick="openTo olWindow()">Lin kText</A>
> my function runs correctly, but the original window loads my start page.[/color]

Yes. You should add "return false" after the call to prevent the normal
operation of the link. It's in the link above too.
[color=blue]
> 3) If I use
> <P onClick="openTo olWindow()">Lin kText</P>
> everything works like intended except that my paragraph does not behave like
> a normal hypertext reference, i.e. it is not undelined, has a different
> color, and the mousecursor does not change into the "hand"-cursor on
> mouseover.[/color]

Then style it:
---
<style type="text/css">
p[onclick] {
color:blue;
text-decoration:unde rline;
cursor:pointer;
}
</style>
---
You should probably give it a class, because IE doesn't understand CSS 2,
so it won't understand the attribute selector "p[onclick]".
[color=blue]
> How would the cracks handle this problem?[/color]

Return false.

/L
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