How to change the href attribute for a hyperlink in jQuery

Overview

The attr() method in jQuery can be used to set a new attribute value of an element.

Syntax

＄(selector).attr(attribute, newValue)

Parameter

• attribute: This is the name of the attribute whose value has to be changed.
• newValue: This is the value to be set.

Explanation

In HTML:

• We define an anchor element and a button element.

In JavaScript:

• Line 3: We define a function that will be executed with the click of the button.
• Line 4: We use the CSS selector, ＄("a"), to select the anchor element. We use the attr() function to set a new value to the href attribute.