How to pass link name in javascript?

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In the code below I need to pass the link name inorder to do some process in javascript. Now i don't know how to pass this link name in javascript. I tries passing this.value, this.innerHTML but no luck. Please can anyone help with this.

<li><a href="#tab6" onclick="hideupdatebutton(this)">Images</a></li>

Oleksandr T. · Accepted Answer · 2015-08-05 11:22:00Z

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Try this

function hideupdatebutton(el) {
    console.log(el.innerHTML);
}

<ul>
    <li><a href="#tab6" onclick="hideupdatebutton(this)">Images</a></li>
</ul>

Or you can pass only text, like so

function hideupdatebutton(name) {
    console.log(name);
}

<ul>
    <li><a href="#tab6" onclick="hideupdatebutton(this.innerHTML)">Images</a></li>
</ul>

answered Aug 5, 2015 at 11:22

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dpanshu · Accepted Answer · 2015-08-05 11:36:19Z

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You can get the name of the link by using 'text' property of anchor tag :

function hideupdatebutton(obj){
       alert(obj.text);
}

Fiddle

answered Aug 5, 2015 at 11:36

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Dhaval Gadher · Accepted Answer · 2015-08-05 12:17:45Z

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href="javascript:foo(this);"
<a href="#" onclick="foo(this)">MyLink</a>

answered Aug 5, 2015 at 12:17

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