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

Browser compatibility

[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.

See also

• The HTMLHyperlinkElementUtils interface it belongs to.