jqueryurlanchorabsolute-path

Getting an anchor element's absolute URL with jQuery

Given an anchor element (with something like $("a:first")), how do you get the absolute URL that the anchor points to?

Solution

  • If you're using jQuery 1.6+, you can use .prop():

    $("a:first").prop("href")

    Prior to 1.6, you can access the href property directly on the DOM element:

    $("a:first")[0].href;