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Add JS alert to mailto links

Is there a way with javascript to automatically have the page look for any mailto links and then have it fire off an alert when a user clicks on the mailto link?

I currently have this:

HTML:

<a href="mailto:nachomomma@notyourdomain.com">Email Link</a>

Javascript:

$(document).on('click','mailto',
function() {
alert('This is some alert text');
});

But that doesn't seem to work. Not too sure if I am going about this the correct way or if it's even possible.

Solution

  • You need to use an actual selector, such as a[href^="mailto"]