Schema tool code different to site code

[Arturo99]

I am getting error messages in search console with my "mailto" code in my site
My site has

<a href="mailto:[e-mail]">[e-mail]</a>

But schema checker tool sees this:

<a href=http://[e-mail]</a>

and red highlights it.
It also adds in http which is not in the site code

what is the correct code?
Thanks, Art

[not2easy]

I'm confused - is the error seen in GSC or in the schema checker tool? Sorry, I can't tell which example is the code you are using. Are you using the <address> tag with this or is it in the page as

<a href="mailto:[e-mail]">[e-mail]</a>

or entered as schema meta?

This recent discussion might be helpful: [webmasterworld.com...]

[Arturo99]

Search console, Unparseable
Right hand column shows the actual code of the page Red hilighjted in Search console:
[a href="http://[e-mail]"><u>sales@example</u></a>]

In the html of the page (not schema) i have
[<a href="mailto:[e-mail]"><u>[e-mail]</u>]

Google does not like it.
Not sure why

[not2easy]

It appears that the bot parses the "mailto:" part of your link and reads it as a link to your email address. Have you thought about using the <address> tag as mentioned in that discussion linked to above? Or using a form to receive messages?

Personally I quit using "mailto:" on a page when I first discovered spambots were a thing. You don't see an email link very often that isn't a link to a contact form.

If you want to find out why Google might not like the link, visit the HTML Validator [validator.w3.org] and see what they suggest. I'd trust the Validator over GSC these days. ;)