jQuery: Add a String to URL

Question

I'm using this snippet of code to grab a url from a clicked link:

var url = $(this).find('a').attr('href');

I want to add a string to that url.

For example, my current url is:

http://mydomain.com/myarticle

I want to make it:

http://mydomain.com/myarticle-chinese

What should I add to my initial line of code to make that happen?

I'd be grateful for your advice!

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Answer 1

var $a = $(this).find('a');
var url = $a.attr('href');
$a.attr('href', url + '-chinese');

Answer 2

var url = $(this).find('a').attr('href') + "-chinese";

Answer 3

This will store the new value in url:

var url = $(this).find('a').attr('href') + '-chinese';

and this will redirect the user's browser:

window.location.href = $(this).find('a').attr('href') + '-chinese'

Answer 4

You want to append the string "-chinese" to the retrieved URL? Try this:

var url = $(this).find('a').attr('href') + '-chinese';