Location : Object
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URL of the window.

Platform Support

IE Mozilla Netscape Opera Safari
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Constructors

Constructor Action IE Mozilla Netscape Opera Safari
Creates a new instance of a Location object.
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Location() : Location

Creates a new instance of a Location object.

Returns
Location

Visibility
internal

Properties

Property Action IE Mozilla Netscape Opera Safari
hash : String
Anchor portion of the URL.
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host : String
Host name and port of the URL.
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hostname : String
Host name of the URL.
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href : String
Complete text of the URL.
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pathname : String
Path name portion of the URL. (e.g. "/docs/index.html")
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port : String
Port portion of the URL.
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protocol : String
Protocol portion of the URL. ("http" or "https")
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search : String
Query string portion of the URL.
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Functions

Method Action IE Mozilla Netscape Opera Safari
reload(Boolean force) : Object
Reloads the current URL.
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Parameters
Boolean force Specify true to reload the document from the server even if it has not been modified since it was last loaded.

Returns
Object

Availability

JavaScript 1.1

replace(String url) : Object
Replace the document of the current URL with the document from another URL.
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Parameters
String url URL to replace the current document with.

Returns
Object

See Also

History

Availability

JavaScript 1.1

References

Link|Window.location

Availability

JavaScript 1.0|enhanced in JavaScript 1.1

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