The pathname property of the Location interface is a USVString containing an initial '/' followed by the path of the URL (or the empty string if there is no path).
Syntax
string = object.pathname; object.pathname = string;
Examples
// Let's an <a id="myAnchor" href="https://developer.mozilla.org/docs/Location.pathname"> element be in the document
var anchor = document.getElementById("myAnchor");
var result = anchor.pathname; // Returns:'/docs/Location.pathname'
Specifications
| Specification | Status | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| HTML Living Standard The definition of 'pathname' in that specification. |
Living Standard | Initial definition. |
Browser compatibility
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| Desktop | Mobile | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
pathname | Chrome Full support Yes | Edge Full support 12 | Firefox
Full support
22
| IE
Full support
Yes
| Opera Full support Yes | Safari Full support Yes | WebView Android Full support Yes | Chrome Android Full support Yes | Firefox Android
Full support
22
| Opera Android Full support Yes | Safari iOS Full support Yes | Samsung Internet Android Full support Yes |
Legend
- Full support
- Full support
- See implementation notes.
- See implementation notes.
