How to change href of <a> tag on button click through javascript

Question

Without having a href, the click will reload the current page, so you need something like this:

<a href="#" onclick="f1()">jhhghj</a>

Or prevent the scroll like this:

<a href="#" onclick="f1(); return false;">jhhghj</a>

Or return false in your f1 function and:

<a href="#" onclick="return f1();">jhhghj</a>

....or, the unobtrusive way:

<a href="#" id="abc">jhg</a>
<a href="#" id="myLink">jhhghj</a>

<script type="text/javascript">
  document.getElementById("myLink").onclick = function() {
    document.getElementById("abc").href="xyz.php"; 
    return false;
  };
</script>

Exactly what Nick Carver did there but I think it would be best if used the DOM setAttribute method.

<script type="text/javascript">
   document.getElementById("myLink").onclick = function() {
   var link = document.getElementById("abc");
   link.setAttribute("href", "xyz.php");
   return false;
   }
</script>

It's one extra line of code but find it better structure-wise.

remove href attribute:

<a id="" onclick="f1()">jhhghj</a>

if link styles are important then:

<a href="javascript:void(f1())">jhhghj</a>

<a href="#" id="a" onclick="ChangeHref()">1.Change 2.Go</a>

<script>
function ChangeHref(){
document.getElementById("a").setAttribute("onclick", "location.href='http://religiasatanista.ro'");
}
</script>