1$('.element').attr('href', newUrl);

1<div class="getval">
2   		<a href="https://wlearnsmart.com/">W learn Smart</a>
3   </div>    
4
5<script type="text/javascript">
6
7$(document).ready(function() {
8
9  $('.getval a').click(function() {
10    event.preventDefault();
11    var get = $(this).attr('href');
12    alert(get);
13    console.log(get);    
14  });  
15
16});

1$("#someAnchorElement").attr("href", "http://www.myfancynewurl.com");
2

1$('a').attr('href'); // gets the actual value
2$('a').prop('href'); // gets the full URL always
3