Name
Link
Synopsis
document.links[i]
Properties
Many of the properties of a Link object represent portions of its URL. For each such property below, the example given is a portion of the following (fictitious) URL:
http://www.oreilly.com:1234/catalog/search.html ?q=JavaScript&m=10#results
hashA read/write string property that specifies the anchor portion of the Link’s URL, including the leading hash (
#) mark. For example: “#result”.hostA read/write string property that specifies the hostname and port portions of a Link’s URL. For example: “www.oreilly.com:1234”.
hostnameA read/write string property that specifies the hostname portion of a Link’s URL. For example: “www.oreilly.com”.
hrefA read/write string property that specifies the complete text of the Link’s URL.
pathnameA read/write string property that specifies the pathname portion of a Link’s URL. For example: “/catalog/search.html”.
portA read/write string (not a number) property that specifies the port portion of a Link’s URL. For example: “1234”.
protocolA read/write string property that specifies the protocol portion of a Link’s URL, including the trailing colon. For example: “http:”.
searchA read/write string property that specifies the query portion of a Link’s URL, including the leading question mark. For example: “?q=JavaScript&m=10”.
targetA read/write string property that specifies the name of a Window object (i.e., a frame or a top-level browser window) in which the linked document should be displayed. This property is the standard ...
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