The Javascript anchor() method creates an anchor element that is used as a hypertext target that means when you use the anchor method in JavaScript the anchor method returns <a> elements with string and also returns “anchorname” as the value of “name” attribute like this:
<a name=anchorname>string</a>
Syntax:
string.anchor(anchorname)
Note: This method has been DEPRECATED and is no longer recommended.
Parameters: This method accepts a single parameter.
- anchorname: The name of the anchor.
Return Value: The anchor() method returns the string with <a> element.
JavaScript Version: JavaScript1.0
Below are examples of the string.anchor() Method.
Example 1: This example shows the basic use of the anchor tag in Javascript.
Javascript
let str = "GFG"; console.log(str.anchor("anchorname")); |
Output:
<a name="anchorname">GFG</a>
Example 2: This example shows you how to use anchor() method.
Javascript
let str = "GeeksForGeeks"; console.log(str.anchor("anchorname")); |
Output:
<a name="anchorname">GeeksForGeeks</a>
We have a complete list of Javascript string methods, to check those please go through the Javascript String Complete Reference article.
Supported Browsers:
- Chrome 1 and above
- Edge 12 and above
- Firefox 1 and above
- Opera 3 and above
- Safari 1 and above
