Using a Javascript variable in href HTML

Question

I have read many posts on adding a javascript variable in html href including document.write and onclick but nothing seems to work. I am working on google sheets script editor. My javascript url variables which are available in a script consists of client.linkedin (/.......), client.facebook (/.......)... I would need in my html:<a href=client.linkedin > | LINKEDIN</a>

I have tried: <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/" onclick="location.href=this.href+client.linkedin;return false;" > | LINKEDIN</a>

Starting with the javascript variable, I use a function which returns the info needed from google sheets in specific cell:

var client = {
        role: Getinfo("person1"),
        linkedin: Getinfo("person1"),
        number : Getinfo("person1"),
      };
var templ = HtmlService.createTemplateFromFile('HTMLFILE');
templ.client = client;

Therefore, the linkedin URL would change for every person. Going to the html file, what I usually did was:

<p> <strong><?= client.linkedin ?> </strong></p>

and it works perfectly for everything except the href tag. I don't mind switching methodology but that's what I found for now.

If anyone could help or tell me what Im doing wrong. Thanks

Here's how to do this properly with regular JavaScript (which is absolutely not the same as Java btw.): https://jsfiddle.net/9js3tp12/ Not sure if something like that will work for in a google-sheets context though — , Aug 31 '21 at 11:39
Please show full example code. Right now I only see that you put your JS code to string, so it will never work — Justinas, Aug 31 '21 at 11:44
Does this answer your question? [How can I do string interpolation in JavaScript?](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/1408289/how-can-i-do-string-interpolation-in-javascript) — Justinas, Aug 31 '21 at 11:45

TYeung · Answer 1 · 2021-08-31T14:24:17.267

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client = {}
client.linkedin = "path/to/your/file"
document.getElementById("linkedin").href=client.linkedin;

<html>
  <body>
    <a id="linkedin"> | LINKEDIN</a>
  </body>
</html>

edited Aug 31 '21 at 14:24

answered Aug 31 '21 at 11:47

TYeung

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Care to elaborate as to why it is _very bad_? – pishpish Aug 31 '21 at 12:22
client.linkedin is already defined, when I use = client.linkedin ?> it works well. It´s just in the href that it´s not recognized – KB62 Aug 31 '21 at 13:27
@KB62 What does `client.linkedin` looks like? – TYeung Aug 31 '21 at 13:36
@KB62 Why would you use the php short tag to enclose a js variable? – TYeung Aug 31 '21 at 13:37
client.linkedin is what comes after https://www.linkedin.com/'THISPART. It is actually a google sheets cell which I get through a function. When using = client.linkedin ?> in my html code the output is the link itself. – KB62 Aug 31 '21 at 13:43
I just found the php short tag on internet and it worked. I'm ofc open to other suggestions – KB62 Aug 31 '21 at 13:45
When using the proposed solution, I only get LINKEDIN as an output without a link. Should I add href somewhere maybe? | LINKEDIN This would return https://www.linkedin.com/ as a link as if the variable is not understood – KB62 Aug 31 '21 at 13:49
@KB62 Use external js then – TYeung Aug 31 '21 at 14:28

Using a Javascript variable in href HTML

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