Get only the path from a function like previous_post_link

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I want to use something like previous_post_link('%link','',TRUE ) and put the path into a javascript variable.

So using something like

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var previous = "<?php previous_post_link( '%link','',TRUE ); ?>";

outputs :

<a href="http://www.website.com/photo/1085" rel="prev"></a>

but instead I only want the path output in that variable.

http://www.website.com/photo/1085

I like this function because it allows you to remain in category so I am hoping for a solution where I still can easily have that as an option.

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  1. Add following function in your functions.php file.

    function custom_post_link($format, $link, $in_same_cat = false, $excluded_categories = '', $previous = true) {
if ( $previous && is_attachment() )
    $post = & get_post($GLOBALS['post']->post_parent);
else
    $post = get_adjacent_post($in_same_cat, $excluded_categories, $previous);

if ( !$post )
    return;

$link = get_permalink($post);

$format = str_replace('%link', $link, $format);

$adjacent = $previous ? 'previous' : 'next';
echo apply_filters( "{$adjacent}_post_link", $format, $link );
}

    and instead of calling previous_post_link(‘%link’,”,TRUE ) function call it as custom_post_link(‘%link’,”,TRUE ) and it will output the path as following

    http://www.website.com/photo/1085