The Book of JavaScript, 2nd Edition

Location

The location object controls the URL shown in the browser window.

Properties

hash

FF, IE 3

Part of the URL following a hash mark

Example:

window.location.hash = "where_to_go";

This will cause the browser to jump to the position of the current page that has the anchor <a name = "where_to_go"></a>.

host

FF, IE 3

Hostname and port of a URL

For example, if the URL is http://www.feedmag.com:80/index.html, the host is www.feedmag.com:80.

hostname

FF, IE 3

Domain of the URL shown in the browser

Example:

if (window.location.hostname == "www.nostarch.com")
{
    alert("welcome to No Starch Press");
}

href

FF, IE 3

Full path of the page shown. Changing href causes the browser to load the specified page.

For example:

window.location.href = "http://www.nostarch.com/index.html"; ...