Anchor origin attribute

HTML DOM Anchor Object

Definition and Usage

origin The attribute returns href attribute value Protocol, hostname, and port number.

Note:If the port number is not specified in the URL (or if it is the default port of the scheme - for example, 80 or 443), some browsers will not display the port number.

Note:This property is read-only.

See also:

JavaScript Reference Manual:location.origin property

Example

Returns the protocol, hostname, and port number of the link:

var x = document.getElementById("myAnchor").origin;

Try it yourself

Grammar

anchorObject.origin

Technical Details

Return Value:

String value, representing the protocol (including ://), domain (or IP address), and port number (including the colon in the URL).

Different browsers return different values for URLs using the file: protocol.

Browser Support

Chrome Edge Firefox Safari Opera
Chrome Edge Firefox Safari Opera
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HTML DOM Anchor Object