host

Summary

Sets or retrieves the hostname and port number of the location or URL.

Property of dom/Locationdom/Location

Syntax

var host = location.host;
location.host = value;

Return Value

Returns an object of type StringString

The host component of the URL.

Examples

This example function returns the host property of the current page location.

function getHost() {
    return document.location.host;
}

Notes

Remarks

The host property is the concatenation of the hostname and port properties, separated by a colon (hostname:port). When the port property is null, the host property is the same as the hostname property. The host property may be set at any time, although it is safer to set the href property to change a location. If the specified host cannot be found, an error is returned.

Attributions

• Microsoft Developer Network: [Windows Internet Explorer API reference Article]