The HTMLAnchorElement.toString() stringifier method returns a string containing the whole URL. It is a read-only version of HTMLAnchorElement.href.
HTMLAnchorElement.toString()
Syntax
toString()
Examples
Calling toString on an anchor element
// 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
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| HTML Standard # dom-hyperlink-href-dev |
Browser compatibility
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| Chrome | Edge | Firefox | Internet Explorer | Opera | Safari | WebView Android | Chrome Android | Firefox for Android | Opera Android | Safari on IOS | Samsung Internet | |
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See also
- The
HTMLAnchorElementinterface it belongs to.
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https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/HTMLAnchorElement/toString
