How can I add “href” attribute to a link dynamically using JavaScript?

Question

How can I add the href attribute to a link dynamically using JavaScript?

I basically want to add a href attribute to

Answer 1

I assume you know how to get the DOM object for the element (use document.getElementById or some other method).

To add any attribute, just use the setAttribute method on the DOM object:

a = document.getElementById(...);
a.setAttribute("href", "somelink url");