HTMLAreaElement: toString() method
Baseline Widely available
This feature is well established and works across many devices and browser versions. It’s been available across browsers since July 2015.
The HTMLAreaElement.toString()
stringifier
method returns a string containing the whole URL. It is a read-only
version of HTMLAreaElement.href
.
Syntax
js
toString()
Parameters
None.
Return value
A string containing the element's complete URL.
Examples
Calling toString on an area element
js
// An <area id="myArea" href="/en-US/docs/HTMLAreaElement"> element is in the document
const area = document.getElementById("myArea");
area.toString(); // returns 'https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/HTMLAreaElement'
Specifications
Specification |
---|
HTML Standard # dom-hyperlink-href-dev |
Browser compatibility
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See also
- The
HTMLAreaElement
interface it belongs to.