JavaScript: The Definitive Guide, 5th Edition

Name

Link: a hyperlink or anchor in an HTML document — DOM Level 0: Node → Element → HTMLElement → Link

Properties

The most important property of a Link is its href, which is the URL to which it links. The Link object also defines a number of other properties that hold portions of the URL. For each of these properties, the example given is a portion of the following (fictitious) URL:

http://www.oreilly.com:1234/catalog/search.html?q=JavaScript&m=10#results

String hash

Specifies the anchor portion of the Link’s URL, including the leading hash (#) mark—for example, “#results”. This anchor portion of a URL refers to a named position within the document referenced by the Link. In HTML files, positions are named with the name attribute of the <a> tag. (see Anchor).

String host

Specifies the hostname and port portions of a Link’s URL—for example, "http://www.oreilly.com:1234“.

String hostname

Specifies the hostname portion of a Link’s URL—for example, "http://www.oreilly.com“.

String href

Specifies the complete text of the Link’s URL, unlike other Link URL properties that specify only portions of the URL.

String pathname

Specifies the pathname portion of a Link’s URL—for example, “/catalog/search.html”.

String port

Specifies the port portion of a Link’s URL—for example, “1234”.

String protocol

Specifies the protocol portion of a Link’s URL, including the trailing colon—for example, “http:”.

String search

Specifies the query portion of a Link’s URL, including the leading question mark—for ...