CODEWITHSUNDEEP
javascriptbookmarklet
synaptik
synaptik

Reputation: 9539

Bookmarklet to go to URL based on selected text

How could I write a bookmarklet for Google Chrome that will take the selected text, append it to a predetermined URL, and then go to the modified URL.

For example, let's say the base URL is http://www.mybaseurl.com/. (This base URL is hardcoded in the bookmarklet code.) Now, suppose that on a random webpage I select the text dog. Then, if I click the bookmarklet while that text is selected, I want the bookmarklet to cause the browser to visit the following URL: http://www.mybaseurl.com/dog.

How can this be done?

Upvotes: 5

Views: 3107

Answers (2)

johny why
johny why

Reputation: 2221

This method will open the url in a new window or tab (depending on browser settings), instead of opening the url in the current tab. So, you won't lose your place. It uses window.open instead of location=

javascript:(function(){s=document.selection?document.selection.createRange().text:window.getSelection?window.getSelection().toString():document.getSelection?document.getSelection():'';if(s==''){s=prompt('You%20did%20not%20select%20any%20text%20to%20search%20for.%20Enter%20the%20text%20to%20search%20for%20:','');}if(s){window.open('https://mxtoolbox.com/SuperTool.aspx?action=ptr%3a'+s,  '_blank')};})()

Upvotes: 1

user247702
user247702

Reputation: 24232

You can get the currently selected text with window.getSelection(). So this bookmarklet can redirect based on the selected text:

javascript:window.location.href="http://www.mybaseurl.com/"+window.getSelection()

Upvotes: 5

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