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window.location

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Gets/sets the location, or current URL, of the window object.

Syntax

url = window.location
 
window.location = url
 

Parameters

url is a string containing the URL for the specified location.

Example

function getNews() {    window.location= "http://www.cnn.com"; } // in html: <button onclick="getNews();">News</button>

Notes

None.

Specification

DOM Level 0. Not part of specification.