Window Location

Window Location

The window.location object can be written without the window prefix.

Some examples:

• window.location.href returns the href (URL) of the current page
• window.location.hostname returns the domain name of the web host
• window.location.pathname returns the path and filename of the current page
• window.location.protocol returns the web protocol used (http:// or https://)
• window.location.assign loads a new document

Window Location Href

The window.location.href property returns the URL of the current page.

Example

Display the href (URL) of the current page:

"Page location is " + window.location.href;

Result is:

Page location is http://XXXX 

Window Location Hostname

The window.location.hostname property returns the name of the internet host (of the current page).

Example

Display the name of the host:

"Page host is " + window.location.hostname;

Result is:

Page hostname is www.Test.com

Window Location Pathname

The window.location.pathname property returns the path name of page.

Example

Display the path name of the current URL:

"Page path is " + window.location.pathname;

Result is:

/js/js_window_location.asp