Calling a JavaScript function inside a jQuery generated <a href...>

Question

I have a problem with this piece of code:

$(document).ready(function() {

    $('.notActiveId').change(function() {

        if ($(this).attr('value').length === 0 ) {

            $("#notActiveButton").html('');

        } else {

            $("#notActiveButton").html('<a href="javascript:void(0)" onClick="setStatus(' + $(this).attr('value') + ', activate)" class="operationUnlock" >Activate</a>');

        }

    });
});

I'm calling with $(this).attr('value') a value from a select list named notActiveId. But the problem is how to write $(this).attr('value') in setStatus() function, because value of my select is in this form: RZT_83848Rer (so it consists of characters, underline and numbers).

If I try to write it as above, then I get a JavaScript error.

Can you show us some HTML code?

Alex Akers
– Alex Akers

2011-04-10 00:07:19 +00:00
Commented Apr 10, 2011 at 0:07 — Alex Akers
– Alex Akers, Commented Apr 10, 2011 at 0:07

Pointy · Accepted Answer · 2011-04-10 00:08:27Z

2

Instead of using an old-school "onclick", why not add your element via jQuery?

$('#notActiveButton').empty().append($('<a/>', {
  href: '#', // the "javascript:" thing is basically bogus and unnecessary
  click: function () {
    setStatus(this.value, activate);
  },
  class: 'operationUnlock',
  text: 'Activate'
}));

Now, all this assumes that your "notActiveButton" element is some sort of legitimate container for your <a> tag. But anyway, doing it this way you get to write plain JavaScript without having to worry about the mess of quoting etc.

answered Apr 10, 2011 at 0:08

Pointy

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