Location Object
The Location object contains information about the current URL.
Note: The Location object is not a W3C standard.
The Location object's properties and methods are described below:
N: Netscape (including Mozilla when N6 or higher), IE: Internet Explorer, W3C: World Wide Web Consortium (Internet Standard)
Properties
Syntax: object.property_name
Property |
Description |
N |
IE |
W3C |
hash |
Sets or returns the part of the href property that follows
the hash sign (#) |
2 |
3 |
No |
host |
Sets or returns the hostname and port number of the
location or URL |
2 |
3 |
No |
hostname |
Sets or returns the hostname of the location or URL |
2 |
3 |
No |
href |
Sets or returns the entire URL |
2 |
3 |
No |
pathname |
Sets or returns the file name or path specified by the
location object |
2 |
3 |
No |
port |
Sets or returns the port number associated with the URL |
2 |
3 |
No |
protocol |
Sets or returns the protocol part of the URL |
2 |
3 |
No |
search |
Sets or returns the part of the href property that follows
the question mark (?) |
2 |
3 |
No |
Methods
Syntax: object.method_name()
Method |
Description |
N |
IE |
W3C |
assign("URL") |
Loads a new document |
2 |
4 |
No |
reload(false|true) |
Reloads the current document |
2 |
4 |
No |
replace("URL") |
Replaces the current document with the one specified |
3 |
4 |
No |
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