Location.pathname

JavaScript 1.0+, JScript 1.0+ Nav2+, IE 3+, Opera3+ Syntax

location.pathname

Description

The pathname property of the Location object represents the pathname portion of the URL.

In the following fictitious Web address:

http://www.mcp.com:80/foo?something#foobar

the pathname value would be the /foo portion.

Example

Listing 7.384 shows an example of how to get the pathname.

Listing 7.384 Example of the pathname Property 
<html>
<head>
<title> Using the pathname property of the Location object</title>
</head>
<body>

<script language="JavaScript">
<!-- Hide
// function to display the pathname value
function show(){
     document.form1.text1.value=document.location.pathname;
}
							 // End Hide ---> </script> <form name="form1"> ...

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