jQuery select the link contains a url

Question

Assume I have this url:

<a href="/browse/buy/?departments=1">Phones</a>

And I want to match it via jQUery, the problem is, link is a subset of the queried test as this as I want to use the absolute path of the current page to find the fitting link (as my page may contain more additional get parameters like /browse/buy/?departments=1&order_by=title:

Yet None of them worked:

$( 'a[href*="/browse/buy/?departments=1&order_by=title"]' );

$( 'a[href^="/browse/buy/?departments=1&order_by=title"]' );

$( 'a[href$="/browse/buy/?departments=1&order_by=title"]' );

You want to find if the link has the departments=1 and contains with /browse/buy/? If not, can you please clearly explain the requirements that you have? — David Thomas
– David Thomas, Commented Aug 25, 2013 at 15:08
If we are to assume the element at the top, why would you make the selector more specific so as to exclude the given element? I can't tell what your actual issue is. How does using the absolute path of the current page factor in? — user2437417
– user2437417, Commented Aug 25, 2013 at 15:11

Joseph Silber · Accepted Answer · 2013-08-25 15:10:38Z

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If you want to find if the link has the departments=1 and contains with /browse/buy/, use this:

$('a[href*="/browse/buy/"][href*="departments=1"]');

answered Aug 25, 2013 at 15:10

Joseph Silber

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