Web/API/HTMLHyperlinkElementUtils/host

The HTMLHyperlinkElementUtils.host property is a USVString containing the host, that is the hostname, and then, if the port of the URL is nonempty, a ':', and the port of the URL.

Syntax

string = object.host;
object.host = string;

Examples

var anchor = document.createElement("a");

anchor.href = "https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/HTMLHyperlinkElementUtils.host"
anchor.host == "developer.mozilla.org"

anchor.href = "https://developer.mozilla.org:443/en-US/HTMLHyperlinkElementUtils.host"
anchor.host == "developer.mozilla.org"
// The port number is not included because 443 is the scheme's default port

anchor.href = "https://developer.mozilla.org:4097/en-US/HTMLHyperlinkElementUtils.host"
anchor.host == "developer.mozilla.org:4097"

Specifications

Specification	Status	Comment
HTML Living StandardThe definition of 'HTMLHyperlinkElementUtils.host' in that specification.	Living Standard	Initial definition

Browser compatibility

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	Desktop						Mobile
	Chrome	Edge	Firefox	Internet Explorer	Opera	Safari	Android webview	Chrome for Android	Firefox for Android	Opera for Android	Safari on iOS	Samsung Internet
host	Chrome Full support Yes Notes' Full support Yes Notes' Notes' Starting in Chrome 52, this property was moved to URL	Edge Full support 12	Firefox Full support 22 Notes' Full support 22 Notes' Notes' 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.	IE Full support 5 Notes' Full support 5 Notes' Notes' In Internet Explorer 9, the host of an <a> always include the port (e.g. developer.mozilla.org:443), even if there is no explicit port in the href attribute value.	Opera Full support Yes Notes' Full support Yes Notes' Notes' Starting in Opera 39, this property was moved to URL	Safari Full support Yes	WebView Android Full support Yes Notes' Full support Yes Notes' Notes' Starting in Chrome 52, this property was moved to URL	Chrome Android Full support Yes Notes' Full support Yes Notes' Notes' Starting in Chrome 52, this property was moved to URL	Firefox Android Full support 22 Notes' Full support 22 Notes' Notes' 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.	Opera Android Full support Yes Notes' Full support Yes Notes' Notes' Starting in Opera 39, this property was moved to URL	Safari iOS Full support Yes	Samsung Internet Android Full support Yes Notes' Full support Yes Notes' Notes' Starting in Samsung Internet 6.0, this property was moved to URL

Legend

Full support  

Full support

See implementation notes.'

See implementation notes.

See also

• The HTMLHyperlinkElementUtils mixin it belongs to.

HTMLHyperlinkElementUtils.host by Mozilla Contributors is licensed under CC-BY-SA 2.5.