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href Property


Sets or retrieves the entire URL as a string.

Syntax

HTMLN/A
Scriptinglocation.href [ = sURL ]

Possible Values

sURLString that specifies a URL.

The property is read/write with no default value.

Expressions can be used in place of the preceding value(s), as of Microsoft® Internet Explorer 5. For more information, see Dynamic Properties.

Example

This example shows a select list of URLs. The user is taken to the URL selected from the options, if the selection is different from the list's default value.

Sample Code

<SELECT onchange="window.location.href=this.options[this.selectedIndex].value">
<OPTION VALUE="http://www.microsoft.com/ie">Internet Explorer</OPTION>
<OPTION VALUE="http://www.microsoft.com">Microsoft Home</OPTION>
<OPTION VALUE="http://msdn.microsoft.com">Developer Network</OPTION>
</SELECT>

Applies To

[ Object Name ]
PlatformVersion
Win16:
Win32:
Mac:
Unix:
WinCE:
HTML N/A
Scripting location

See Also

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