jQuery: Disable a link using jQuery

Last update on August 19 2022 21:50:45 (UTC/GMT +8 hours)

jQuery Practical exercise Part - I : Exercise-35

Disable a link using jQuery.

Sample Solution:

HTML Code :

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<script src="https://code.jquery.com/jquery-git.js"></script>
<meta charset="utf-8">
 <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width">
 <title>Disable a link using jQuery</title>
 </head>
 <body>
 <a href="https://www.w3resource.com/jquery-exercises/">jQuery Exercises, Practice, Solution</a>
 <p></p>
  <input id="button1" type="button" value="Click to remove the link!" />
</body>
</html>

JavaScript Code:

$(document).ready(function(){ 
  $('#button1').click(function(){ 
  $("a").removeAttr('href');    
   });
});

See the Pen jquery-practical-exercise-35 by w3resource (@w3resource) on CodePen.

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