Javascript create a link and click it

I need to create a link on button click and also click that link with same click. I am testing the approaches mentioned on


function download[]
{
  alert["Hello"];
  var link=document.createElement["a"];

  link.href="//stackoverflow.com/questions/4772774/how-do-i-create-a-link-using-   javascript";
document.getElementById[link].click[];

// here it says "cannot click on null", means id is not link, then how can i obtain the id

alert["Hello again"];

}

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I need this, because, on click of button, i will be making a get call, and i will receive a URL, and then i need to click the URL [Making Download button, link can vary]. Is there any other way of doing this?

I refferd: How do I programmatically click a link with javascript?

and

How do I create a link using javascript?

for achieving this, but no success.

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    Given an HTML document and the task is to create a JavaScript link and add it to the document using JavaScript.

    Approach:

    Example 1: In this example, the node is created and the attributes are set by the JavaScript methods.

     

     

         

             

                How to create a link in JavaScript ?

            

         

        

             

                GeeksForGeeks

            

            

            

            

                click here

            

            

            

            

                var el_up = document.getElementById["GFG_UP"];

                var el_down = document.getElementById["GFG_DOWN"];

                el_up.innerHTML = "Click on the button to generate "

                        + "a link using JavaScript.";

                function GFG_Fun[] {

                    // Create anchor element.

                    var a = document.createElement['a']; 

                    // Create the text node for anchor element.

                    var link = document.createTextNode["This is link"];

                    // Append the text node to anchor element.

                    a.appendChild[link]; 

                    // Set the title.

                    a.title = "This is Link"; 

                    // Set the href property.

                    // Append the anchor element to the body.

                    document.body.appendChild[a]; 

                }

             

         

                        

    Output:

    Example 2: This example is similar to the above but uses prepend[] method to add anchor element to the body.

     

     

         

             

                How to create a link in JavaScript ?

            

         

        

             

                GeeksForGeeks

            

            

            

            

                click here

            

            

            

            

                var el_up = document.getElementById["GFG_UP"];

                var el_down = document.getElementById["GFG_DOWN"];

                el_up.innerHTML = "Click on the button to generate "

                        + "a link using JavaScript.";

                function GFG_Fun[] {

                    // Create anchor element.

                    var a = document.createElement['a']; 

                    // Create the text node for anchor element.

                    var link = document.createTextNode["This is link"];

                    // Append the text node to anchor element.

                    a.appendChild[link]; 

                    // Set the title.

                    a.title = "This is Link"; 

                    // Set the href property.

                    // Append the anchor element to the body.

                    document.body.prepend[a]; 

                }

             

         

                        

    Output:

    JavaScript is best known for web page development but it is also used in a variety of non-browser environments. You can learn JavaScript from the ground up by following this JavaScript Tutorial and JavaScript Examples.


    How do I make a clickable link in JavaScript?

    Approach:.
    Create an anchor element..
    Create a text node with some text which will display as a link..
    Append the text node to the anchor element..
    Set the title and href property of the element..
    Append element in the body..

    How do you add a link to Onclick?

    Using title Event: The title event attribute works when the user click on the button. When mouse clicked on the button then the button acts like a link and redirect page into the given location. Using button tag inside tag: This method create a button inside anchor tag.

    How do you click on JavaScript?

    HTML DOM Element click[] The click[] method simulates a mouse-click on an element. This method can be used to execute a click on an element as if the user manually clicked on it.

    What is link HREF in JavaScript?

    In JavaScript, you can call a function or snippet of JavaScript code through the HREF tag of a link. This can be useful because it means that the given JavaScript code is going to automatically run for someone clicking on the link. HREF refers to the “HREF” attribute within an A LINK tag [hyperlink in HTML].

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