href Property

Sets or retrieves the entire URL as a string.

Syntax

HTML N/A

Scripting location.href [ = sURL ]

HTML	N/A
Scripting	location.href [ = sURL ]

Possible Values

sURL String 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 ]

Platform Version

Win16:

Win32:

Mac:

Unix:

WinCE:

Version data is listed when the mouse hovers over a link, or the link has focus.

HTML N/A

Scripting location