Why?

[Evertjan.]

Why?

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Oh please:<br>
<a href='javascript:"I told you so!";'>
Do not click me!</a>
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[Lee]

Evertjan. said:

Why?

==============
Oh please:<br>
<a href='javascript:"I told you so!";'>
Do not click me!</a>
==============

It does exactly what the javascript: protocol is supposed to do:
Replace the current page with the value of the Javascript expression.

 

[Evertjan.]

Lee wrote on 07 okt 2005 in comp.lang.javascript:

Evertjan. said:

It does exactly what the javascript: protocol is supposed to do:
Replace the current page with the value of the Javascript expression.

So it is the same as:

href='javascript:document.write("I told you so!");'

???

 

[Randy Webb]

Evertjan. said the following on 10/7/2005 12:14 PM:

Lee wrote on 07 okt 2005 in comp.lang.javascript:




So it is the same as:

href='javascript:document.write("I told you so!");'

???

No.
document.write will replace the current content of the page.
javascript:"I told you so!" will replace the current page itself.

Although both will create a new entry in the History trail.

Test both and look at the title bar. View Source and look at the file names.