Anchor host Property
Example
Return the hostname and port number of a link:
let text = document.getElementById("myAnchor").host;
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Change the hostname and port number of a link:
document.getElementById("myAnchor").host = "www.somenewexamplepage.com:344";
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Another example of how to change the hostname and port number of a link:
document.getElementById("myAnchor").host = "www.w3schools.com:80";
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Definition and Usage
The host property sets or returns the hostname and port part of an href attribute.
Note
If the port number is not specified in the URL (or a default port - like 80, or 443), some browsers will not display the port number.
See Also:
Syntax
Return the host property:
anchorObject.host
Set the host property:
anchorObject.host = hostname:port
Parameters
| Parameter | Description |
| hostname:port | Specifies the hostname and port number of a URL |
Return Value
| Type | Description |
| String | The domain name (or IP address) and port number of a URL. |
Browser Support
host has been supported in all browsers since HTML 4 (1997).
| Chrome | IE | Edge | Firefox | Safari | Opera |
| Yes | 11 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
❮ Anchor Object
