URL

Summary

Sets or gets the URL for the current document.

Property of dom/Windowdom/Window

Syntax

var string = document.URL;
document.URL = value;

Return Value

Returns an object of type StringString

the URL of the current web document.

Examples

This example function returns the URL property of the current document.

function getURL()
{
    return document.URL;
}

Notes

Remarks

The URL property is case-sensitive. This property is an alias for the location.href property on the window.

Syntax

Standards information

• Document Object Model (DOM) Level 1 Specification, Section 2.4

Attributions

• Mozilla Developer Network : [document.URL Article]

• Microsoft Developer Network: [URL Property Article]