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string.anchor

Deprecated
This feature is no longer recommended. Though some browsers might still support it, it may have already been removed from the relevant web standards, may be in the process of being dropped, or may only be kept for compatibility purposes. Avoid using it, and update existing code if possible; see the compatibility table at the bottom of this page to guide your decision. Be aware that this feature may cease to work at any time.

The anchor() method creates an <a> HTML anchor element that is used as a hypertext target.

Syntax

str.anchor(name)

Parameters

name: A string representing the name attribute of the a tag to be created.

Return value

A string containing an <a> HTML element.

Description

Use the anchor() method to programmatically create and display an anchor in a document.

In the syntax, the text string represents the literal text that you want the user to see. The name parameter string represents the name attribute of the <a> element.

Anchors created with the anchor() method become elements in the document.anchors array.

Examples

Using `anchor()`

var myString = 'Table of Contents';

document.body.innerHTML = myString.anchor('contents_anchor');

will output the following HTML:

<a name="contents_anchor">Table of Contents</a>

Specifications

Specification	Status	Comment
ECMAScript 2015 (6th Edition, ECMA-262) The definition of 'String.prototype.anchor' in that specification.	Standard	Initial definition. Implemented in JavaScript 1.0. Defined in the (normative) Annex B for Additional ECMAScript Features for Web Browsers.

Polyfill

if (!String.prototype.anchor)
    String.prototype.anchor = function(x){
        return '<a name="' + x + '">' + this + '</a>'
    }

Browser compatibilityUpdate compatibility data on GitHub

	Desktop
	Chrome	Edge	Firefox	Internet Explorer	Opera	Safari
Basic support	Yes	Yes	1 1 Starting with version 17, the quotation mark (") is replaced by its HTML reference character (`"`) in strings supplied for the `name` parameter.	No	Yes	Yes

	Mobile
	Android webview	Chrome for Android	Edge Mobile	Firefox for Android	Opera for Android	iOS Safari	Samsung Internet
Basic support	Yes	Yes	Yes	4	Yes	Yes	Yes

	Server
	Node.js
Basic support	Yes