The Location object represents the current Web address displayed in the browser.
Properties and Methods of the Location Object
Property/MethodDescription
hashRepresents an anchor name in the URL that begins with the # character
hostRepresents the hostname and port number of the URL
hostnameRepresents the hostname part of the URL
hrefRepresents the complete URL
pathnameRepresents the pathname part of the URL
portRepresents the port part of the URL
protocolRepresents the protocol part of the URL
reload()Reloads the current URL
replace()Loads a new Web page in the current browser
searchThe search part of the URL, including the ?
Creating a Location object
Click the button to get the current location value.
onClick='alert("The current location is: " + document.location)'>