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The HTMLHyperlinkElementUtils
mixin defines utility methods and properties to work with HTMLAnchorElement
and HTMLAreaElement
. These utilities allow to deal with common features like URLs.
There are no objects of this type, but several objects HTMLAnchorElement
and HTMLAreaElement
implement it.
Properties
This interface doesn't inherit any property.
HTMLHyperlinkElementUtils.href
- Is a
USVString
containing the whole URL. HTMLHyperlinkElementUtils.protocol
- Is a
USVString
containing the protocol scheme of the URL, including the final':'
. HTMLHyperlinkElementUtils.host
- Is a
USVString
containing the host, that is the hostname, and then, if the port of the URL is not empty (which can happen because it was not specified or because it was specified to be the default port of the URL's scheme), a':'
, and the port of the URL. HTMLHyperlinkElementUtils.hostname
- Is a
USVString
containing the domain of the URL. HTMLHyperlinkElementUtils.port
- Is a
USVString
containing the port number of the URL. HTMLHyperlinkElementUtils.pathname
- Is a
USVString
containing an initial'/'
followed by the path of the URL. HTMLHyperlinkElementUtils.search
- Is a
USVString
containing a'?'
followed by the parameters of the URL. HTMLHyperlinkElementUtils.hash
- Is a
USVString
containing a'#'
followed by the fragment identifier of the URL. HTMLHyperlinkElementUtils.username
- Is a
USVString
containing the username specified before the domain name. HTMLHyperlinkElementUtils.password
- Is a
USVString
containing the password specified before the domain name. HTMLHyperlinkElementUtils.origin
Read only- Returns a
USVString
containing the origin of the URL, that is its scheme, its domain and its port.
Methods
This interface doesn't inherit any method.
HTMLHyperlinkElementUtils.toString()
- Returns a
DOMString
containing the whole URL. It is a synonym forHTMLHyperlinkElementUtils.href
, though it can't be used to modify the value.
Specifications
Specification | Status | Comment |
---|---|---|
WHATWG HTML Living Standard The definition of 'HTMLHyperlinkElementUtils' in that specification. |
Living Standard | Initial definition |
Browser compatibility
Feature | Chrome | Firefox (Gecko) | Internet Explorer | Opera | Safari |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Basic support | Not supported [1] | 22 (22) [2] | Not supported [1] | Not supported [1] | Not supported [1] |
username and password |
? | 26 (26) [2] | Not supported | ? | ? |
origin |
(Yes) | 26 (26) [2] | ? | ? | ? |
Feature | Android | Chrome for Android | Firefox Mobile (Gecko) | IE Mobile | Opera Mobile | Safari Mobile |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Basic support | Not supported [1] | Not supported [1] | 22.0 (22) [2] | Not supported [1] | Not supported [1] | Not supported [1] |
username and password |
? | ? | 26.0 (26) [2] | Not supported | ? | ? |
origin |
? | ? | 26.0 (26) [2] | ? | ? | ? |
[1] Though not grouped in a single abstract interface, these methods are directly available on the interfaces that implement it, if this interface is supported.
[2] This mixin was called URLUtils
before Firefox 45, and was also implemented to other by other interfaces, like Location
. From Firefox 45, the other interfaces implements their own version of the properties and methods they need.
See also
- Interfaces implementing this one:
HTMLAnchorElement
,HTMLAreaElement