HTML DOM Level 0 Reference: Location

URL of the window.

Browser/User Agent Support

IE Mozilla Netscape Opera Safari
3.0+ 1.0+ 2.0+ 7.0+ 1.0+

IE	Mozilla	Netscape	Opera	Safari
3.0+	1.0+	2.0+	7.0+	1.0+

Constructors

Constructor IE Mozilla Netscape Opera Safari
Location Constructor
Creates a new instance of a Location object.
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Constructor	IE	Mozilla	Netscape	Opera	Safari
Location Constructor Creates a new instance of a Location object.	3.0+	1.0+	2.0+	7.0+	1.0+

Properties

Property IE Mozilla Netscape Opera Safari
hash
Anchor portion of the URL.
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host
Host name and port of the URL.
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hostname
Host name of the URL.
3.0+ 1.0+ 2.0+ 7.0+ 1.0+

href
Complete text of the URL.
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pathname
Path name portion of the URL. (e.g. "/docs/index.html")
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port
Port portion of the URL.
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protocol
Protocol portion of the URL. ("http" or "https")
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search
Query string portion of the URL.
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Property	IE	Mozilla	Netscape	Opera	Safari
hash Anchor portion of the URL.	3.0+	1.0+	2.0+	7.0+	1.0+

host Host name and port of the URL.	3.0+	1.0+	2.0+	7.0+	1.0+

hostname Host name of the URL.	3.0+	1.0+	2.0+	7.0+	1.0+

href Complete text of the URL.	3.0+	1.0+	2.0+	7.0+	1.0+

pathname Path name portion of the URL. (e.g. "/docs/index.html")	3.0+	1.0+	2.0+	7.0+	1.0+

port Port portion of the URL.	3.0+	1.0+	2.0+	7.0+	1.0+

protocol Protocol portion of the URL. ("http" or "https")	3.0+	1.0+	2.0+	7.0+	1.0+

search Query string portion of the URL.	3.0+	1.0+	2.0+	7.0+	1.0+

Methods

Method IE Mozilla Netscape Opera Safari
reload
Reloads the current URL.
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replace
Replace the document of the current URL with the document from another URL.
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Method	IE	Mozilla	Netscape	Opera	Safari
reload Reloads the current URL.	4.0+	1.0+	3.0+	7.0+	1.0+

replace Replace the document of the current URL with the document from another URL.	4.0+	1.0+	3.0+	7.0+	1.0+

References

Link | Window.location

Availability

JavaScript 1.0 | enhanced in JavaScript 1.1

Constructor Detail

Location Location()

Creates a new instance of a Location object.

Visibility: internal

Property Detail

String hash

Anchor portion of the URL.

String host

Host name and port of the URL.

String hostname

Host name of the URL.

String href

Complete text of the URL.

String pathname

Path name portion of the URL. (e.g. "/docs/index.html")

String port

Port portion of the URL.

String protocol

Protocol portion of the URL. ("http" or "https")

String search

Query string portion of the URL.

Method Detail

reload(Boolean force) : Object

Reloads the current URL.

Boolean force Specify true to reload the document from the server even if it has not been modified since it was last loaded.

Availability: JavaScript 1.1

replace(String url) : Object

Replace the document of the current URL with the document from another URL.

String url URL to replace the current document with.

See Also: History
Availability: JavaScript 1.1

Location : Object