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HTMLAreaElement: toString() method

The HTMLAreaElement.toString() stringifier method returns a string containing the whole URL. It is a read-only version of HTMLAreaElement.href.

Syntax

js

toString()

Parameters

None.

Return value

A string containing the element's complete URL.

Examples

Calling toString on an area element

js

// An <area id="myArea" href="/en-US/docs/HTMLAreaElement"> element is in the document
const area = document.getElementById("myArea");
area.toString(); // returns 'https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/HTMLAreaElement'

Specifications

Specification
HTML Standard
# dom-hyperlink-href-dev

Browser compatibility

Desktop Mobile
Chrome Edge Firefox Internet Explorer Opera Safari WebView Android Chrome Android Firefox for Android Opera Android Safari on IOS Samsung Internet
toString 32 12 22 5.5 19 10.1 4.4.3 32 22 19 10.3 2.0

See also

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https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/HTMLAreaElement/toString