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HTML | DOM Location protocol Property

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The Location protocol property in HTML is used to return the protocol or set the protocol of the current URL. It returns a string which contains the protocol of the current URL, including the colon (:).
Syntax: 
 

  • It returns the protocol property. 
     
location.protocol
  • It is used to set the protocol property. 
     
location.protocol = protocol

Property Value: This method accepts single value protocol of string type. It is used to set the protocol of URL. The possible value of protocols are- file:, ftp:, http:, https: etc.
Below program illustrates the Location protocol property in HTML:
Return Value: It returns a string value that representing the protocol of the current URL, including the colon (:)

Example: 
 

html




<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
 
<head>
    <title>DOM Location protocol Property</title>
    <style>
        h1 {
            color: green;
        }
         
        h2 {
            font-family: Impact;
        }
         
        body {
            text-align: center;
        }
    </style>
</head>
 
<body>
    <h1>GeeksforGeeks</h1>
    <h2>DOM Location protocol Property</h2>
     
 
<p>
      For returning the protocol of the
      current URL, double click the
      "Return Protocol" button:
    </p>
 
 
    <button ondblclick="myprotocol()">
      Return Protocol
    </button>
    <p id="pro"></p>
 
 
    <script>
        function myprotocol() {
            var p = location.protocol;
            document.getElementById("pro").innerHTML = p;
        }
    </script>
</body>
 
</html>

Output: 
 

After double click on the button: 
 

Supported Browsers: The browser supported by Location protocol 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 : 05 Jul, 2022
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