How can i make words in my javascript array into a link

Question

I have a searchbar that autofills the words, i want to make the autofilled words links. so i have a page called page2.html and i want it so that if i type locations it will autofill the word locations en when i click on the autofilled word it will direct me to my Page2.html.

If i go to my searchbar and type Locations i get nothing, if i type "<" i get the code. it doesnt make it a link.

This is my html/javascript, there is a code that targets the arry down at the bottom:

  <form autocomplete="off" action="/action_page.php">
      <div class="SearchBar">
        <input id="myInput" type="text" name="Search2" placeholder="Search...">
      </div>
    </form>

    <script>

 var SW = ["<a href='Page2.html'>Locations</a>"];

    function SearchBar(inp, arr) {

 var currentFocus;
 inp.addEventListener("input", function(e) {
     var a, b, i, val = this.value;

     closeAllLists();
     if (!val) { return false;}
     currentFocus = -1;

     a = document.createElement("DIV");
     a.setAttribute("id", this.id + "SearchBar-list");
     a.setAttribute("class", "SearchBar-items");

     this.parentNode.appendChild(a);

     for (i = 0; i < arr.length; i++) {

       if (arr[i].substr(0, val.length).toUpperCase() == val.toUpperCase()) {

         b = document.createElement("DIV");

         b.innerHTML = "<strong>" + arr[i].substr(0, val.length) + "</strong>";
         b.innerHTML += arr[i].substr(val.length);

         b.innerHTML += "<input type='hidden' value='" + arr[i] + "'>";

             b.addEventListener("click", function(e) {

             inp.value = this.getElementsByTagName("input")[0].value;

             closeAllLists();
         });
         a.appendChild(b);
       }
     }
 });

 inp.addEventListener("keydown", function(e) {
     var x = document.getElementById(this.id + "SearchBar-list");
     if (x) x = x.getElementsByTagName("div");
     if (e.keyCode == 40) {

       currentFocus++;

       addActive(x);
     } else if (e.keyCode == 38) {

       currentFocus--;

       addActive(x);
     } else if (e.keyCode == 13) {

       e.preventDefault();
       if (currentFocus > -1) {

         if (x) x[currentFocus].click();
       }
     }
 });
 function addActive(x) {

   if (!x) return false;

   removeActive(x);
   if (currentFocus >= x.length) currentFocus = 0;
   if (currentFocus < 0) currentFocus = (x.length - 1);

   x[currentFocus].classList.add("SearchBar-active");
 }
 function removeActive(x) {

   for (var i = 0; i < x.length; i++) {
     x[i].classList.remove("SearchBar-active");
   }
 }
 function closeAllLists(elmnt) {

   var x = document.getElementsByClassName("SearchBar-items");
   for (var i = 0; i < x.length; i++) {
     if (elmnt != x[i] && elmnt != inp) {
     x[i].parentNode.removeChild(x[i]);
   }
 }
 }

 document.addEventListener("click", function (e) {
   closeAllLists(e.target);
 });
 }
    </script>

    <script>
 SearchBar(document.getElementById("myInput"), SW);
 </script>

Answer 1

You can create the suggestion items using document.createElement .
Like this:

var a = document.createElement("a");
a.href = "page2.html";
a.innerHTML = arr[valIndex];

container.appendChild(a) // add it to the dom; container == the element the suggestion should be put in

Where arr[valIndex] is the suggested item from your array. Let me know in the comments if you need the whole code;)