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I have a bunch of anchor tags (<a>) that I need to convert to <span> tags. I don't need to do this to disable clicking (I know about preventDefault() and returning false from the click event handler). I just need to do this to enable drag and drop sorting (which IE forbids on an anchor tag but permits on a span).
I have a working solution that is fine.
http://jsfiddle.net/5HGbx/
I'm just wondering if any of you wizards have a slicker way of achieving the same end result.
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Disable HTML Anchor Tag with CSSThe best way to disable a link tag is by using the CSS property pointer-events: none; . When you apply pointer-events: none; to any element, all click events will be disabled. Because it applies to any element, you can use it to disable an anchor tag.
Disable a link # It is still possible to disable a link by following 3 steps: remove the href attribute so that it can no longer receive the focus. add a role="link" so that it is always considered a link by screen readers. add an attribute aria-disabled="true" so that it is indicated as being disabled.
Personally, as a web developer, I only ever put a span within an anchor tag if I am trying to highlight a section of the links text, such as applying a background to one section. Save this answer. Show activity on this post. It will work both, but personally I'd prefer option 2 so the span is "around" the link.
you could use replaceWith from jQuery API
$('#myButton').click(function(){
$("#someDiv a").replaceWith(function(){
return $("<span>" + $(this).html() + "</span>");
});
});
Fiddle here: http://jsfiddle.net/naveen/ufYCt/1/
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