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HTML

              
                <select id="select">
	<option disabled selected>Select an Option</option>
	<option>Google</option>
	<option>Apple</option>
</select>
<a target="_parent" href="#" id="go-link">Go!</a>
              
            
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JS

              
                // wrap expressions in IIFE statement
(() => {
	// declare script variables that are IIFE protected
	let modifiedHref = "";
	let selectElement = document.getElementById("select");
	// IIFE completion will discard these variables until invoked again

	// set the modifiedHref variable value depending on the selection chosen.
	function setModifiedHref() {
		switch (
			event.target.value // "event target value is 'this.target.value' from event listener.
		) {
			// cases reflect the selected options from select element.
			case "Google":
				modifiedHref = "https://www.google.com";
				break;
			case "Apple":
				modifiedHref = "https://www.apple.com";
				break;
			// set default case. I haven't had it fire yet. I'm using it for error catching. That's probably wrong.
			default:
				console.log("Something went wrong.");
		}
	}

	// set the href of the "Go!" link to current value of modifiedHref when called.
	function setGoLinkHref() {
		document.getElementById("go-link").setAttribute("href", modifiedHref);
	}

	selectElement.addEventListener("change", (event) => {
		setModifiedHref();
		setGoLinkHref();
	});
})();

// try to access the variable after the IIFE finishes.
console.log(modifiedHref);
// this will return "undefined" on purpose. Try it yourself!
// the "global" variables to this script will not polute global variables in other scripts on the page.

              
            
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