Include Javascript Variable In HTML in Javascript

Question

I am using jquery to append content to my html. In the onclick function, I want to send a javascript variable to a function but it is not working.

Here is the code:

var link = "some url"; $('#header').append('<a onclick="activateLink(link);">Click</a>'); function activateLink(vlink) { window.open(vlink, '_blank'); }

I have tried the following

$('#header').append('<a onclick="activeLink**("'+link+'")**;">Click</a>');

AND

$('#header').append('<a onclick="activeLink**('+link+')**;">Click</a>');

nothing seems to work. any help is appreciated.

Is link a local variable? Inline Javascript can only access global variables. — Barmar
– Barmar, Commented Sep 29, 2013 at 21:51

David Thomas · Accepted Answer · 2013-09-29 21:35:34Z

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I'd suggest:

$('<a />', { 'text' : 'Click', 'click' : function(){ activateLink(link); } }).appendTo('#header');

JS Fiddle demo.

answered Sep 29, 2013 at 21:35

David Thomas

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