HTMLAnchorElement.host

The HTMLAnchorElement.host property is a USVString containing the host, that is the hostname, and then, if the port of the URL is nonempty, a ':', and the port of the URL.

Syntax

// Getter
string = anchor.host;
// Setter
anchor.host = string;

Examples

const anchor = document.createElement("a");

anchor.href = "https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/HTMLAnchorElement"
anchor.host == "developer.mozilla.org"

anchor.href = "https://developer.mozilla.org:443/en-US/HTMLAnchorElement"
anchor.host == "developer.mozilla.org"
// The port number is not included because 443 is the scheme's default port

anchor.href = "https://developer.mozilla.org:4097/en-US/HTMLAnchorElement"
anchor.host == "developer.mozilla.org:4097"

Specifications

Specification
HTML Standard # dom-hyperlink-host-dev

Browser compatibility

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