right click on html link which execute javascript

Question

When i click a link, i want to execute a javascript function to get the dynamic url. So i did like below.

<a href="javascript:myredirect()"> a link </a>

With this code, I cannot see the default context menus provided by browsers like 'open link in new tab' or 'open link in new window' when i right click the link. I tried like below too.

<a href="#" onclick="myredirect()"> a link </a>

In this case, i can see the link context menu, but it does not execute the "myredirect()" when i do the 'open link in new tab' menu.

Is there a way to run a javascript code when i open link in new tab or new window?

Answer 1

Short answer: No, you can't.

But since you are using JS anyways, you can just use it to change the href attribute in <a, so by the time the user clilcks on the link, it's already pointing to the right URL.