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HTML DOM Location hostname Property

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The Location hostname property in HTML is used to return the hostname of the current URL. The Location hostname property returns a string that contains the domain name, or the IP address of a URL. 

Syntax:

It returns the hostname property.

location.hostname

It is used to set the hostname property.

location.hostname = hostname

The below program illustrates the Location hostname property in HTML: 

Example: 

html




<h1 style="color:green">
    GeeksforGeeks
</h1>
<h2>DOM Location hostname Property</h2>
<p>
    For returning the hostname of the current
    URL, double click the "Return hostname" button:
</p>
<button ondblclick="myhost()">
    Return hostname
</button>
<p id="hostname"></p>
<script>
    function myhost() {
        var h = location.hostname;
        document.getElementById("hostname").innerHTML = h;
    }
</script>


Output:

HTML DOM Location hostname Property

HTML DOM Location hostname Property

Supported Browsers: The browser supported by Location hostname property are listed below:

  • Google Chrome 1
  • Edge 12
  • Internet Explorer 3
  • Firefox 1
  • Opera 12.1
  • Safari 1
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Last Updated : 04 Jan, 2023
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