HTMLHyperlinkElementUtils.hostname

The HTMLHyperlinkElementUtils.hostname property is a USVString containing the domain of the URL.

Syntax

string = object.hostname;
object.hostname = string;

Examples

// Let's an <a id="myAnchor" href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/HTMLHyperlinkElementUtils.hostname"> element be in the document
var anchor = document.getElementByID("myAnchor");
var result = anchor.hostname; // Returns:'developer.mozilla.org'

Specifications

Specification	Status	Comment
WHATWG HTML Living Standard The definition of 'URLUtils.hostname' 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] 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 mixin it belongs to.