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location

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Gets the URL of the current document.

Syntax

loc = document.location
 

Parameters

loc is the URL as a string.

Example

dump(document.location); // returns a string like // http://www.peoplemagazine.com/juicybits.html

Notes

document.location works the same as document.URL. Both are read-only properties unlike window.location, which can be set. Since the document object represents a single document or URL, its location cannot be changed.

Specification

DOM Level 0. Not part of specification.