Web/API/HTMLHyperlinkElementUtils/toString

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

Syntax

string = object.toString();

Examples

// Let's imagine an <a id="myAnchor" href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/HTMLHyperlinkElementUtils/toString"> element is in the document
var anchor = document.getElementById("myAnchor");
var result = anchor.toString(); // Returns: 'https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/HTMLHyperlinkElementUtils/toString'

Specifications

Specification	Status	Comment
HTML Living Standard	Living Standard

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
toString	Chrome Full support 52	Edge Full support ≤18	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 No support No	Opera Full support Yes	Safari Full support Yes	WebView Android Full support 52	Chrome Android Full support 52	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	Safari iOS Full support Yes	Samsung Internet Android Full support 6.0

Legend

Full support  

Full support

No support  

No support

See implementation notes.'

See implementation notes.

See also

• The HTMLHyperlinkElementUtils mixin it belongs to.

HTMLHyperlinkElementUtils.toString() by Mozilla Contributors is licensed under CC-BY-SA 2.5.