I try to simulate click on a link with javascript

here is the code:

document.getElementsByClassName('link-a')[2].click();

When i try this

document.getElementsByClassName('link-a')[2];

I have the link that ai want to simulate a click but when i add the click() function it's return undefined and there is no click at all...

can you help me please?

Thank you for your help

I try to simulate click on a link with javascript

here is the code:

document.getElementsByClassName('link-a')[2].click();

When i try this

document.getElementsByClassName('link-a')[2];

I have the link that ai want to simulate a click but when i add the click() function it's return undefined and there is no click at all...

can you help me please?

Thank you for your help

• javascript
• hyperlink
• click

Share Improve this question Follow asked Jul 10, 2013 at 14:20 Anwar KortiAnwar Korti 19322 gold badges33 silver badges1010 bronze badges 5

• Your browser support getElementByClassName ? : developer.mozilla/en-US/docs/Web/API/… – d.danailov Commented Jul 10, 2013 at 14:23
• 1 With pure javascript i don´t think this works, you have to something mentioned here. Or just use jQuery. – luk2302 Commented Jul 10, 2013 at 14:23
• I use the chrome console – Anwar Korti Commented Jul 10, 2013 at 14:26
• 1 Your example works fine for me – musefan Commented Jul 10, 2013 at 14:27
• Please show an example with some HTML. The click() method is supposed to return undefined so that's not out of the ordinary. Also, see: developer.mozilla/en-US/docs/Web/API/HTMLElement.click – Eddie Flores Commented Jul 10, 2013 at 14:31

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so

document.getElementsByClassName('link-a')[2];

gives you back an HTML element.

and you can call "click()" on it, because click is a method it provides.

click does return undefined (as expected)