how to retrieve the address of a link with javascript

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hi

this script called when user right click on a link in browser and click on a custom item and it returns the address of the external page , i want to retrieve the address of link that user clicked , what script do this?
and how can i do this?

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<SCRIPT>
alert(external.menuArguments.document.URL);
</SCRIPT>

Posted 20-Sep-11 18:53pm

a.bolandnataj106

Updated 20-Sep-11 18:54pm

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VB

<a href="myotherlink.html" onclick="myfunc(this);">Link to edit page</a>

JavaScript

function myfunc(_this)
{
var href = $(this).attr('href');
alert(href);
}

Posted 20-Sep-11 22:16pm

Sunasara Imdadhusen

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Muralikrishna8811 · Accepted Answer · 2011-09-21T05:23:00

Hi,

Try this it can helps you

HTML

<a href="Default3.aspx" id="getidlink" onclick="return getlink()">clickhere</a>

And javascript contains following method

JavaScript

function getlink() {
         alert(document.getElementById("getidlink").href);
         return false;
     }

All the Best