Detect and store clicked linked inside a div

Question

My idea is this: a div contains a dynamic number (from 1 to N) of links. When I click any link, all redirect to "nextpage.php". I would like to store the clicked link and then recover his name.

<div class="myclass">
    <a href="nextpage.php" name="name1">Value 1</a>
    <a href="nextpage.php" name="name2">Value 2</a>
    <a href="nextpage.php" name="name3">Value 3</a>
    .
    .
    .
    < href="nextpage.php" name="valueN">Value N</a>
</div>

For example, if i click on Value3 , I will be redirected to nextpage.php and I will need recover Value3. I should use javascript to implement this? Thank for you help.

Use `sessionStorage`...`$(this).attr('name')` or if you want to use this `name` in the next page then use `queryString argument(?name=name3)` — Rayon, Apr 05 '16 at 09:37
Why you can't try it with query string like as nextpage.php?name=value2 — kannan, Apr 05 '16 at 09:39
SessionStorage, cookies, localStorage... Here a good guide too: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/19867599/what-is-the-difference-between-localstorage-sessionstorage-session-and-cookies — JP. Aulet, Apr 05 '16 at 09:40

score 1 · Accepted Answer · answered Apr 05 '16 at 09:40

No, you don't need any javascript. Use GET variables.

HTML:

<div class="myclass">
<a href="nextpage.php?name=value1" name="name1">Value 1</a>
<a href="nextpage.php?name=value2" name="name2">Value 2</a>
<a href="nextpage.php?name=value3" name="name3">Value 3</a>
.
.
.
<a href="nextpage.php?name=valueN" name="valueN">Value N</a>
</div>

PHP:

<?php 
if (isset($_GET['name']){
    $name = $_GET['name'];
}else{
    $name = 'Default value';
}

Detect and store clicked linked inside a div

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