How do click to a href with javascript?

Question

I Want do a click to an existing <a href="">

Code :

var els = document.getElementsByTagName("a");
for (var i = 0, l = els.length; i < l; i++) {
    var el = els[i];
    if (el.href === 'https://www.messenger.com/t/someperson') {
        el.click;
    }
}

Call click as a function: el.click(). MDN

Mike Cluck
– Mike Cluck

2016-01-18 16:56:22 +00:00
Commented Jan 18, 2016 at 16:56 — Mike Cluck
– Mike Cluck, Commented Jan 18, 2016 at 16:56

Joe Attardi · Accepted Answer · 2016-01-18 16:58:09Z

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el.click is a function, you have to call it:

el.click();

answered Jan 18, 2016 at 16:58

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Shirotzu San Over a year ago

Thank you very much just what I wanted.

Anish Silwal · Accepted Answer · 2016-01-18 17:02:11Z

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Try this:

    var els = document.getElementsByTagName("a");
    for (var i = 0, l = els.length; i < l; i++) {
        var el = els[i];
        if (el.href === 'https://www.messenger.com/t/someperson') {

           el.click();
        }
    }

answered Jan 18, 2016 at 17:02

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Shirotzu San Over a year ago

Thanks very much appreciate your help

Anish Silwal Over a year ago

mention not. don't forget to mark it as answer and to vote it if it solved your problem.

Maria · Accepted Answer · 2016-01-18 17:18:26Z

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You can try window.location

var els = document.getElementsByTagName("a");
for (var i = 0, l = els.length; i < l; i++) {
    var el = els[i];
    if (el.href === 'https://www.messenger.com/t/someperson') {
        window.location = el.href;
    }
}

edited Jan 18, 2016 at 17:18

answered Jan 18, 2016 at 16:58

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Anish Silwal Over a year ago

well this would work untill you need to do some javascript when the link is clicked..

Maria Over a year ago

I wonder then why it does not work document.getElementsByTagName('a').click();

Shirotzu San Over a year ago

Thanks but this only makes me redirect to that url, what I wanted was to click so it was el.click ();

Anish Silwal Over a year ago

well document.getElementsByTagName('a') returns an array and an array does not have a methon click(). So this works document.getElementsByTagName('a')[0].click(); not that.

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