Inline JavaScript onclick function

Question

Is there a way to write following code inline like so?

<a href="#" onClick="function(){     //do something;     return false; };return false;"></a> 

Instead of doing this:

 <a href="#" onClick="doSomething(); return false;"></a>   function doSomething(){     //do something;  } 

Answer 1

you can use Self-Executing Anonymous Functions. this code will work:

<a href="#" onClick="(function(){     alert('Hey i am calling');     return false; })();return false;">click here</a> 

see JSfiddle

Answer 2

This should work

 <a href="#" onclick="function hi(){alert('Hi!')};hi()">click</a> 

You may inline any javascript inside the onclick as if you were assigning the method through javascript. I think is just a matter of making code cleaner keeping your js inside a script block