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user1352057
user1352057

Reputation: 3182

PHP, javascript around a link

I have a small piece of javascript to get a user to confirm things on my website. I have a link that I also ask them to confirm before proceeding. I've used the 'onclick' function with buttons no problem, but how do I use it on a link?

Heres my link:

echo"<a href=\"$urlHTML\">Delete</a>";

And heres my 'onclick':

onclick="return confirm('Please confirm you wish to edit these details')"/>

Any help would be great!

Upvotes: 0

Views: 65

Answers (3)

twaddington
twaddington

Reputation: 11645

You can use onclick on an anchor tag the same way you'd use it on a button:

<a href="<?php echo $urlHTML; ?>" onclick="return confirm('Please confirm you wish to edit these details');">Delete</a>

However you'd be better off using an event handler:

<script type="text/javascript">
    function myClickHandler() {
        return confirm("Really?");
    }

    document.getElementById("my_link").onclick = myClickHandler;
</script>

<a id="my_link" href="<?php echo $urlHTML; ?>">Delete</a>

I recommend you also read up on jQuery. It'll save you a lot of time.

Upvotes: 0

Joseph
Joseph

Reputation: 119877

You might want to consider using addEventListener and attachEvent (IE) instead of using inline JavaScript.

Upvotes: 0

Marc B
Marc B

Reputation: 360842

Ummm...

<?php ?>
<a href="<?php echo $urlHTML ?>" onclick="return confirm(blah blah blah)">Delete</a>

Upvotes: 2

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