Contains information about the current URL.
Members Table
The following table lists the members exposed by the
location
object. Click a tab on the left to choose the type of member you want to view.
Attributes/Properties
| Property | Description |
|---|
| hash |
Sets or retrieves the subsection of the href property that follows the number sign (#). |
| host |
Sets or retrieves the hostname and port number of the location or URL. |
| hostname |
Sets or retrieves the host name part of the location or URL. |
| href |
Sets or retrieves the entire URL as a string. |
| pathname |
Sets or retrieves the file name or path specified by the object. |
| port |
Sets or retrieves the port number associated with a URL. |
| protocol |
Sets or retrieves the protocol portion of a URL. |
| search |
Sets or retrieves the substring of the href property that follows the question mark. |
Methods
| Method | Description |
|---|
| assign |
Loads a new HTML document. |
| reload |
Reloads the current page. |
| replace |
Replaces the current document by loading another document at the specified URL. |
Remarks
The href property contains the entire URL, while the other properties contain portions of the URL. The default property for the location object is location.href. For example, setting location='http://microsoft.com' is equivalent to setting location.href='http://microsoft.com'.
The browser immediately navigates to the specified URL when any of the properties listed below are set.
This object is available in script as of Microsoft® Internet Explorer 3.0.
Standards Information
There is no public standard that applies to this object.
Applies To
