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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
HTML Living Standard
The definition of 'HTMLHyperlinkElementUtils.host' in that specification.
Living Standard Initial definition

Browser compatibilityUpdate compatibility data on GitHub

Desktop
Chrome Edge Firefox Internet Explorer Opera Safari
Basic support Yes
Yes
Starting in Chrome 52, this property was moved to URL
Yes 22
22
From Firefox 22 to Firefox 44, this property was on the URLUtils mixin. It has been moved either on the HTMLHyperlinkElementUtils mixin, or directly on the interface.
No
No
In Internet Explorer 9, the host of an always include the port (e.g. developer.mozilla.org:443), even if there is no explicit port in the href attribute value.
No No
Mobile
Android webview Chrome for Android Edge Mobile Firefox for Android Opera for Android iOS Safari Samsung Internet
Basic support Yes
Yes
Starting in Chrome 52, this property was moved to URL
Yes
Yes
Starting in Chrome 52, this property was moved to URL
Yes 22
22
From Firefox 22 to Firefox 44, this property was on the URLUtils mixin. It has been moved either on the HTMLHyperlinkElementUtils mixin, or directly on the interface.
No No ?

See also

© 2005–2018 Mozilla Developer Network and individual contributors.
Licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License v2.5 or later.
https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/HTMLHyperlinkElementUtils/host