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JavaScript Window Location

The window.location object can be used to get the current page address (URL) and to redirect the browser to a new page.

Window Location

The window.location object can be written without the window prefix.

Some examples:

  • window.location.href returns the href (URL) of the current page
  • window.location.hostname returns the domain name of the web host
  • window.location.pathname returns the path and filename of the current page
  • window.location.protocol returns the web protocol used (http: or https:)
  • window.location.assign() loads a new document

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JavaScript Window

The Browser Object Model (BOM) allows JavaScript to “talk to” the browser.

The Browser Object Model (BOM)

There are no official standards for the Browser Object Model (BOM).

Since modern browsers have implemented (almost) the same methods and properties for JavaScript interactivity, it is often referred to, as methods and properties of the BOM. Continue reading JavaScript Window