HTMLHyperlinkElementUtils.host

The HTMLHyperlinkElementUtils.host property is a USVString containing the host, that is the hostname, and then, if the port of the URL is nonempty, a ':', and the port of the URL.

Syntax

string = object.host;
object.host = string;

Examples

var anchor = document.createElement("a");

anchor.href = "https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/HTMLHyperlinkElementUtils.host"
anchor.host == "developer.mozilla.org"

anchor.href = "https://developer.mozilla.org:443/en-US/HTMLHyperlinkElementUtils.host"
anchor.host == "developer.mozilla.org"
// The port number is not included because 443 is the scheme's default port

anchor.href = "https://developer.mozilla.org:4097/en-US/HTMLHyperlinkElementUtils.host"
anchor.host == "developer.mozilla.org:4097"

Specifications

Specification	Status	Comment
WHATWG HTML Living Standard The definition of 'HTMLHyperlinkElementUtils.host' in that specification.	Living Standard	Initial definition

Feature	Chrome	Firefox (Gecko)	Internet Explorer	Opera	Safari
Basic support^[1]	Not supported	22 (22) [3]	Not supported^[2]	Not supported	Not supported

Feature	Android	Chrome for Android	Firefox Mobile (Gecko)	IE Mobile	Opera Mobile	Safari Mobile
Basic support^[1]	Not supported	Not supported	22.0 (22) [3]	Not supported	Not supported	Not supported

[1] Though not grouped in a single abstract interface, this method is directly available on the interfaces that implement it, if this interface is supported.

[2] In Internet Explorer 9, the host of an <a> always includes the port (e.g. developer.mozilla.org:443), even if there is no explicit port in the href attribute value.

[3] From Gecko 22 to Gecko 44, this property was on the URLUtils mixin. It has been moves either on the HTMLHyperlinkElementUtils mixin, or directly on the interface.

HTMLHyperlinkElementUtils.host

Syntax

Examples

Specifications

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