HTML DOM Location hostname Property

The Location hostname property in HTML is used to return the hostname of the current URL. The Location hostname property returns a string that contains the domain name, or the IP address of a URL. 

Syntax:

It returns the hostname property.

location.hostname

It is used to set the hostname property.

location.hostname = hostname

The below program illustrates the Location hostname property in HTML: 

Example:

html

<h1 style="color:green">
    GeeksforGeeks
</h1>
<h2>DOM Location hostname Property</h2>
<p>
    For returning the hostname of the current
    URL, double click the "Return hostname" button:
</p>
<button ondblclick="myhost()">
    Return hostname
</button>
<p id="hostname"></p>
<script>
    function myhost() {
        var h = location.hostname;
        document.getElementById("hostname").innerHTML = h;
    }
</script>

Output:

HTML DOM Location hostname Property

Supported Browsers: The browser supported by Location hostname property are listed below:

• Google Chrome 1
• Edge 12
• Internet Explorer 3
• Firefox 1
• Opera 12.1
• Safari 1

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