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Special Schemes of Node.js URL.protocol API

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The url.protocol is an inbuilt application programming interface of class URL within URL module which is used to get and set the protocol scheme of the URL.

Syntax: 

const url.protocol

Return value: It get and set protocol scheme of the URL

Example 1: This example changes the special protocols to hypothetical protocols like http->https. 

Javascript




// Node program to demonstrate the  
// url.protocol API as Setter  
// Changing of protocols to special
// protocols like http->https
      
// Importing the module 'url' 
const http = require('url'); 
      
// Creating and initializing myURL 
const myURL = new URL('http://gfg.org/foo'); 
      
// Display href value of myURL before change 
console.log("Before Change"); 
  
console.log(myURL.href); 
      
// Assigning protocol portion 
// using protocol 
console.log(); 
myURL.protocol = 'https'
      
// Display href value of myURL after change 
console.log("After Change"); 
console.log(myURL.href); 


Output: 

Before Change
http://gfg.org/foo

After Change
https://gfg.org/foo

Example 2: This example try changes the non-special protocol to a special protocol like smtp->http but it will not change.

Javascript




// Node program to demonstrate the  
// url.protocol API as Setter  
// Changing the protocols to special 
// protocols like smtp->http
       
// Importing the module 'url' 
const http = require('url'); 
       
// Creating and initializing myURL 
const myURL = new URL('smtp://gfg.org/foo'); 
       
// Display href value of myURL before change 
console.log("Before Change"); 
console.log(myURL.href); 
       
// Assigning protocol portion 
// using protocol 
console.log(); 
myURL.protocol = 'http'
       
// Display href value of myURL after change 
console.log("After Change"); 
console.log(myURL.href); 


Output: 

Before Change
smtp://gfg.org/foo

After Change
smtp://gfg.org/foo

Example 3: This example try to change the special protocols to hypothetical protocols like ftp->fish but it will not change.

Javascript




// Node program to demonstrate the  
// url.protocol API as Setter  
// Changing of protocols to special
// protocols like ftp->fish
       
// Importing the module 'url' 
const http = require('url'); 
       
// Creating and initializing myURL 
const myURL = new URL('ftp://gfg.org/foo'); 
       
// Display href value of myURL before change 
console.log("Before Change"); 
console.log(myURL.href); 
       
// Assigning protocol portion 
// using protocol 
console.log(); 
myURL.protocol = 'fish'
       
// Display href value of myURL after change 
console.log("After Change"); 
console.log(myURL.href); 


Output: 

Before Change
ftp://gfg.org/foo

After Change
ftp://gfg.org/foo

Example 4: This example try to change from non-special protocols to hypothetical protocols like ssh->fish.

Javascript




// Node program to demonstrate the  
// url.protocol API as Setter  
// Changing the protocols to special
// protocols like ssh->fish
       
// Importing the module 'url' 
const http = require('url'); 
       
// Creating and initializing myURL 
const myURL = new URL('ssh://gfg.org/foo'); 
       
// Display href value of myURL before change 
console.log("Before Change"); 
console.log(myURL.href); 
       
// Assigning protocol portion 
// using protocol 
console.log(); 
myURL.protocol = 'fish'
       
// Display href value of myURL after change 
console.log("After Change"); 
console.log(myURL.href); 


Output: 

Before Change
ssh://gfg.org/foo

After Change
fish://gfg.org/foo

Example 5: It can be used as a getter.

Javascript




// Node program to demonstrate the 
// url.pathname API as Getter 
   
// Importing the module 'url' 
const http = require('url'); 
   
// Creating and initializing myURL 
const myURL = new URL('https://gfg.org/foo'); 
   
// Getting the path portion 
// using pathname 
const protocol = myURL.protocol; 
   
// Display path value 
console.log(protocol); 


Output: 

https:

Reference: https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/URL/protocol
 



Last Updated : 14 Oct, 2021
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