A simple Navbar navigation using vanilla javascript, to change links to the active link when clicked.
A simple Navbar navigation using vanilla javascript, to change links to the active link when clicked.
After some research, I realised that one of the most asked questions on the web, is how to remove or add an active link using vanilla javascript.
Another common question is this: Since the :hover
pseudo class cannot be changed in javascript, how do you ensure that the active link maintains the active color when you hover over the link?
As simple those questions may be, I noticed that many developers approach this with so much complexity, when it can be achieved using fewer lines of readable code.
Most people prefer using the jQuery
approach, which to be honest, is very easy. However, replicating the same thing in vanilla javascript, is equally easier.
Select all
the links or anchor tags in the document.Loop
through them, and add a click
event on each link.track
of the current active link by storing it in a variable.replace
the current active link className with an empty string, and set the active class to the clicked link.Author: elnobun
Source Code: https://github.com/elnobun/Navigation-Menu-Javascript
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