The Location object represents the current Web address displayed in the browser.
Properties and Methods of the Location Object
Property/Method
Description
hash
Represents an anchor name in the URL that begins with the # character
host
Represents the hostname and port number of the URL
hostname
Represents the hostname part of the URL
href
Represents the complete URL
pathname
Represents the pathname part of the URL
port
Represents the port part of the URL
protocol
Represents the protocol part of the URL
reload()
Reloads the current URL
replace()
Loads a new Web page in the current browser
search
The search part of the URL, including the ?
<html> <head> <title> Creating a Location object</title> </head> <body> <form name="form1"> Click the button to get the current location value. <br><br><br> <input type="button" name="getLoc" value="Get Location" onClick='alert("The current location is: " + document.location)'> <br> </form> </body> </html>
