Simple JavaScript search box

Question

I tried connecting the first text box, so it would turn it into a URL, and then when \'search\' is clicked, it would jump to that website, not sure if it\'s impossible, or i\'m

Answer 1

Try this JavaScript:

function goTo()
{
    location.href = document.getElementById('link_id').value;
}

and change the onclick in the HTML:

Edit:

If you want to follow the unobtrusive JavaScript way, you would move the onclick completely into your JavaScript code, and remove it in the HTML:

document.getElementById('link').onclick = function()
{
    location.href = document.getElementById('link_id').value;
};