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HTMLHyperlinkElementUtils.href

The HTMLHyperlinkElementUtils.href property is a USVString containing the whole URL.

Syntax

string = object.href;
object.href = string;

Examples

// Lets imagine an <a id="myAnchor" href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/HTMLHyperlinkElementUtils/href"> element is in the document
var anchor = document.getElementById("myAnchor");
var result = anchor.href; // Returns: 'https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/HTMLHyperlinkElementUtils/href'

Specifications

Specification	Status	Comment
HTML Living Standard The definition of 'HTMLHyperlinkElementUtils.href' 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	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	?

HTMLHyperlinkElementUtils.href

Syntax

Examples

Specifications

Browser compatibilityUpdate compatibility data on GitHub

See also