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JavaScript Introduction to jQuery Hello, jQuery! Accessing and Modifying Attributes

Posted by Susan Rusie
Susan Rusie
10,671 Points

I'm not sure what I am doing wrong

I have been following along with this video and when I click on "Go somewhere else", it takes me to Google but doesn't log it in the console. Same with the link to Github. What am I missing? Here is my code:

DOCTYPE html>
<html>
  <head>
  </head>
  <body>
    <a href="https://www.google.com/">Go somewhere else!</a>
    <button>Change Destination</button>
    <script
  src="https://code.jquery.com/jquery-3.1.1.min.js"
  integrity="sha256-hVVnYaiADRTO2PzUGmuLJr8BLUSjGIZsDYGmIJLv2b8="
  crossorigin="anonymous"></script>
  </body>
</html>

console.log($('a').attr('href'));

$('button').on('click', function() {
    $('a').attr('href', 'https://github.com/');
    console.log($('a').attr('href'));
});

2 Answers

Steven Parker
Steven Parker
229,732 Points
Steven Parker
Steven Parker
229,732 Points

I think you're misunderstanding the JavaScript code.

This code doesn't intercept or alter the link function, so nothing will be logged when you click the link.

However, when you click the "Change Destination" button, it will log the new destination location that the link will be ready to take you to.

jason chan
jason chan
31,009 Points
jason chan
jason chan
31,009 Points

Go somewhere else is HTML anchor tag.

Change destination is the button you create with jquery to go to github.