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Area origin Property

Area Object Reference Area Object

Example

Return the protocol, hostname and port number of the URL for a specific area in an image-map:

var x = document.getElementById("venus").origin;

The result of x will be:

http://www.w3schools.com:80
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Definition and Usage

The origin property returns the protocol, hostname and port number of the href attribute value.

The href attribute specifies the destination of a link in an area.

Note: If the port number is not specified in the URL (or if it is the scheme's default port - like 80, or 443), some browsers will not display the port number.

Note: This property is read-only.


Browser Support

Property
origin Yes Not supported Yes Yes Yes

Syntax

areaObject.origin

Technical Details

Return Value: A String, representing the protocol (including ://), the domain name (or IP address) and port number (including the colon sign (:) of the URL. For URL's using the file: protocol, the return value differs between browsers

Related Pages

JavaScript reference: location.origin Property


Area Object Reference Area Object