Schlagwort: click

Click a link with JavaScript

Here is some code that shows you how you can click a link with JavaScript (without using the mouse):

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<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
  <head>
    <meta charset="utf-8" />
    <meta name="viewport" content="" />
    <title>Click a link with JavaScript</title>
    <style type="text/css">
      * { margin: 0; padding: 0; border: 0; }
    </style>
  </head>
  <body>
    <a id="myLink" href="https://www.bennyn.de/">Hyperlink</a>
    <script type="text/javascript">
      function clickLink(id){
        var theEvent = document.createEvent("MouseEvent");
        theEvent.initMouseEvent("click", true, true, window, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, false, false, false, false, 0, null);
        var element = document.getElementById(id);
        element.dispatchEvent(theEvent);
 
        while (element){
          if (element.tagName == "A" && element.href != ""){
            if (element.target == "_blank") { window.open(element.href, element.target); }
            else { document.location = element.href; }
            element = null;
          }
          else{
            element = element.parentElement;
          }
        }
      }
 
      clickLink('myLink');
    </script>
  </body>
</html>