The HTMLAnchorElement.toString() stringifier method returns a string containing the whole URL. It is a read-only version of HTMLAnchorElement.href.
HTMLAnchorElement: toString() method
Syntax
js
toString()
Parameters
None.
Return value
A string containing the element's complete URL.
Examples
Calling toString on an anchor element
js
// An <a id="myAnchor" href="/en-US/docs/HTMLAnchorElement"> element is in the document
const anchor = document.getElementById("myAnchor");
anchor.toString(); // returns 'https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/HTMLAnchorElement'
Specifications
| Specification |
|---|
| HTML Standard # dom-hyperlink-href-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 | |
toString |
52 | 12 | 22 | 5.5 | 39 | 3 | 52 | 52 | 22 | 41 | 1 | 6.0 |
See also
- The
HTMLAnchorElementinterface it belongs to.
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https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/HTMLAnchorElement/toString