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HTML DOM Location href Property
The HTML DOM Location href property returns/sets the string corresponding to the URL path.
Syntax
Following is the syntax −
- Returning value of the href property
location.href
- Value of the href property set
location.href = href
Example
Let us see an example for Location href property −
<!DOCTYPE html> <html> <head> <title>Location href</title> <style> form { width:70%; margin: 0 auto; text-align: center; } * { padding: 2px; margin:5px; } input[type="button"] { border-radius: 10px; } </style> </head> <body> <form> <fieldset> <legend>Location-href</legend> <label for="urlSelect">Current URL:</label> <input type="url" size="30" id="urlSelect" value="https://www.example.com/aboutUs"> <input type="button" onclick="gethref()" value="Get href"> <div id="divDisplay"></div> </fieldset> </form> <script> var divDisplay = document.getElementById("divDisplay"); var urlSelect = document.getElementById("urlSelect"); function gethref(){ divDisplay.textContent = 'URL Path: '+location.href; } </script> </body> </html>
Output
This will produce the following output −
Before clicking ‘Get href’ button −
After clicking ‘Get href’ button −
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