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HTML 5 : Click to call by using tel in href for alternate numbers


I am implementing click to call by using href.

<a href="tel:+919876543210">Click here to call</a>

It is working for single number. But I need to give 2 numbers in href as alternate number.

I have tried with this,

<a href="tel:+919876543210, +919876543211">Click here to call</a>

I also tried with following approach,

<a href="tel:+919876543210, tel:+919876543211">Click here to call</a>

But it takes only first number. Is it possible to add 2 numbers in href? If yes then how? When user will click on this then random numbers should be choosed. Any help will be appreciated. Thanks in advance.


Solution

  • You can use JavaScript for this :-)

    Below is some code for a simple web page that should solve your problem

    <!DOCTYPE html>
    <html lang="en">
    
    <head>
        <meta charset="UTF-8">
        <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0">
        <meta http-equiv="X-UA-Compatible" content="ie=edge">
        <title>Document</title>
        <script type="text/javascript">
            // The Phone numbers
            var phoneNumbers = [
                "+919876543210",
                "+919876543211"
            ];
    
            /**
             * Returns a random integer between min (inclusive) and max (inclusive)
             * Using Math.round() will give you a non-uniform distribution!
             */
            function getRandomInt(min, max) {
                return Math.floor(Math.random() * (max - min + 1)) + min;
            }
    
            function call() {
                // Get min and max index of the phone number array
                min = 0;
                max = phoneNumbers.length - 1;
    
                // get the random phone number
                phoneNumberToCall = phoneNumbers[getRandomInt(min, max)];
    
                // Call the random number
                window.open("tel:" + phoneNumberToCall);
    
            }
        </script>
    </head>
    <body>
        <a onclick="call()" href="">Click here to call</a>
    </body>
    </html>
    

    I got the random number generator from here => https://stackoverflow.com/a/1527820/2627137