get href value jquery code example

Example 1: jquery get current url

var currentURL = $(location).attr('href'); //jQuery solution
var currentURL = window.location.href; // raw javascript

Example 2: get attribute value jquery href

var href = $(this).attr('href');

Example 3: how to get href value of anchor tag in jquery

<div class="getval">
   		<a href="https://wlearnsmart.com/">W learn Smart</a>
   </div>    

<script type="text/javascript">

$(document).ready(function() {

  $('.getval a').click(function() {
    event.preventDefault();
    var get = $(this).attr('href');
    alert(get);
    console.log(get);    
  });  

});

Example 4: jQuery change href value

$("#someAnchorElement").attr("href", "http://www.myfancynewurl.com");

Example 5: jquery get link href value

$("#mylink").attr("href");