Sometimes, we want to get a button element to link to a location without an anchor element with JavaScript.
In this article, we’ll look at how to get a button element to link to a location without an anchor element with JavaScript.
How to get a button element to link to a location without an anchor element with JavaScript?
To get a button element to link to a location without an anchor element with JavaScript, we set the location on click.
For instance, we write
const gotoUrl = () => {
window.location.assign("https://www.example.com/");
};
document.getElementById("button").addEventListener("click", gotoUrl);
to get the button with getElementById.
Then we call addEventListener to add the gotoUrl click listener to it.
In gotoUrl, we call window.location.assign to go to the URL on click.
Conclusion
To get a button element to link to a location without an anchor element with JavaScript, we set the location on click.
