JavaScript function in href vs. onclick

Question

I want to run a simple JavaScript function on a click without any redirection.

Is there any difference or benefit between putting the JavaScript call in the hr

Answer 1

Having javascript: in any attribute that isn't specifically for scripting is an outdated method of HTML. While technically it works, you're still assigning javascript properties to a non-script attribute, which isn't good practice. It can even fail on old browsers, or even some modern ones (a googled forum post seemd to indicate that Opera does not like 'javascript:' urls).

A better practice would be the second way, to put your javascript into the onclick attribute, which is ignored if no scripting functionality is available. Place a valid URL in the href field (commonly '#') for fallback for those who do not have javascript.