Programmatically press the href button and add the code

Question

I would like to dynamically add the href element (to open the jnlp file) and then continue the caller's workflow, for example, simply by running console.log .

So far my code is:

 $('<a id="tmplink" />') .attr('href', '/open_my.jnlp') .text('LINK') .appendTo('body') .get(0) .click(function(e) { console.log('aaaa'); // <-- this is never reached }); 

The jnlp file opens, but the browser console, at least in Firefox, is updated / cleared, and console.log never reached.

Answer 1

Your code will work fine after setting these two points:

• No need to use .get(0) as it will return an HTML element, for example:

   <a id="tmplink" href="/open_my.jnlp">LINK</a> 

This way you cannot attach the click event to ( html ), instead you can directly bind the click() event.

2. You must prevent redirection with .preventDefault() to see the console log:

    $('<a id="tmplink" />') .attr('href', '/open_my.jnlp') .text('LINK') .appendTo('body') .click(function(e) { e.preventDefault(); console.log('anchor clicked'); }); 

Hope this helps.

 $('<a id="tmplink" />') .attr('href', '/open_my.jnlp') .text('LINK') .appendTo('body') .click(function(e) { e.preventDefault(); console.log('anchor clicked'); }); 

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Answer 2

Your code will work if you add a click event listener separately, under the prompt.

Example:

 $(document).ready(function(){ $('<a id="tmplink" />') .attr('href', '/open_my.jnlp') .text('LINK') .appendTo('body') .get(0); $('#tmplink').click(function(){ console.log('aaaa'); }); }); 

 <script src="https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/2.1.1/jquery.min.js"></script>