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Url.href (Property)

The complete HREF of an HREF URL if there is one.

Availability:

DOM level - 1
JavaScript - 1.0
JScript - 1.0
Internet Explorer - 3.02
Netscape version - 2.0
Opera browser - 3.0
Property/method value type:String primitive
JavaScript syntax:-myUrl.href
-myUrl.href = aHREF
HTML syntax:<A HREF="..."> <LINK HREF="...">
Argument list:aHREFA valid HREF value

This property yields a text string that contains the complete HREF value from the URL if there is one and an empty string if not.

You can redefine the entire HREF content by assigning a new value to this property.

Example code:

   <HTML>

   <HEAD>

   </HEAD>

   <BODY>

   <A NAME="EXAMPLE" HREF="http://www.mydomain.com:8080/folder/file.html#abcdef">Click here</A><BR>

   <SCRIPT>

   document.write(document.links[0].href);

   </SCRIPT>

   </BODY>

   </HTML>

See also:Anchor.hash, Anchor.href, Location.href, URL, Url object, Url.hash, Url.host, Url.hostname, Url.pathname, Url.port, Url.protocol, Url.search, Url.target

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JavaScript Programmer's Reference, Cliff Wootton
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