JavaScript Window Location

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The window.location object can be used to get the current page address (URL) and to redirect the browser to a new page.

Window Location

The window.location object can be written without the window prefix.

Some examples:

window.location.href returns the href (URL) of the current page
window.location.hostname returns the domain name of the web host
window.location.pathname returns the path and filename of the current page
window.location.protocol returns the web protocol used (http: or https:)
window.location.assign() loads a new document

Window Location Href

The window.location.href property returns the URL of the current page.

Example

Display the href (URL) of the current page:

document.getElementById("demo").innerHTML =
"Page location is " + window.location.href;

Result is:

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Window Location Hostname

The window.location.hostname property returns the name of the internet host (of the current page).

Example

Display the name of the host:

document.getElementById("demo").innerHTML =
"Page hostname is " + window.location.hostname;

Result is:

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Window Location Pathname

The window.location.pathname property returns the pathname of the current page.

Example

Display the path name of the current URL:

document.getElementById("demo").innerHTML =
"Page path is " + window.location.pathname;

Result is:

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Window Location Protocol

The window.location.protocol property returns the web protocol of the page.

Example

Display the web protocol:

document.getElementById("demo").innerHTML =
"Page protocol is " + window.location.protocol;

Result is:

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Window Location Port

The window.location.port property returns the number of the internet host port (of the current page).

Example

Display the name of the host:

document.getElementById("demo").innerHTML =
"Port number is " + window.location.port;

Result is:

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Most browsers will not display default port numbers (80 for http and 443 for https)

Window Location Assign

The window.location.assign() method loads a new document.

Example

Load a new document:

<html>
<head>
<script>
function newDoc() {
window.location.assign("https://www.w3schools.com")
}
</script>
</head>
<body>

<input type="button" value="Load new document" onclick="newDoc()">

</body>
</html>

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