Web/API/Location/toString

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

Syntax

string = object.toString();

Examples

// Let's imagine an <a id="myAnchor" href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Location/toString"> element is in the document
var anchor = document.getElementById("myAnchor");
var result = anchor.toString(); // Returns: 'https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Location/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 12	Firefox Full support 22	IE Full support 11 Notes' Full support 11 Notes' Notes' Intranet sites are set to Compatibility View, which will emulate IE7 and omit window.location.toString.	Opera ?	Safari ?	WebView Android Full support 52	Chrome Android Full support 52	Firefox Android Full support 22	Opera Android ?	Safari iOS ?	Samsung Internet Android Full support 6.0

Legend

Full support  

Full support

Compatibility unknown  

Compatibility unknown

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See implementation notes.

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