The HTMLAnchorElement.protocol property is a string representing the protocol scheme of the URL, including the final ':'.
HTMLAnchorElement: protocol property
Value
A string.
Examples
Getting the protocol of an anchor link
js
// An <a id="myAnchor" href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/HTMLAnchorElement"> element is in the document
const anchor = document.getElementById("myAnchor");
anchor.protocol; // returns 'https:'
Specifications
| Specification |
|---|
| HTML Standard # dom-hyperlink-protocol-dev |
Browser compatibility
| Desktop | Mobile | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chrome | Edge | Firefox | Internet Explorer | Opera | Safari | WebView Android | Chrome Android | Firefox for Android | Opera Android | Safari on IOS | Samsung Internet | |
protocol |
1 | 12 | 1 | 5.5 | 15 | 1 | 4.4 | 18 | 4 | 14 | 1 | 1.0 |
See also
- The
HTMLAnchorElementinterface it belongs to.
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https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/HTMLAnchorElement/protocol