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URL: toString() method

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

Note: This feature is available in Web Workers

Syntax

js

toString()

Parameters

None.

Return value

A string.

Examples

js

const url = new URL(
  "https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/URL/toString",
);
url.toString(); // should return the URL as a string

Specifications

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 19 17 54 No 15 7 4.4 25 54 14 7 6.0

See also

  • The URL interface it belongs to.

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