Location search attribute

JavaScript Location Object

searchSet or return the attributeQuery stringof the URL, including the question mark part (?).

querystringPart is the part after the question mark (?) in the URL. This is usually used for parameter passing.

Syntax:

Return the search attribute:

location.search

Set the search attribute:

location.search = querystring

var x = location.search;
document.querySelector("#output").innerHTML = x;

Browser compatibility

All browsers fully support the search attribute:

Attribute value

Technical details

More examples

This example shows all position properties:

var txt = "";
txt　+= "<p>Host: "　+　location.host　+　"</p>";
txt　+= "<p>Hostname: "　+　location.hostname　+　"</p>";
txt　+= "<p>Href: "　+　location.href　+　"</p>";
txt　+= "<p>Origin: "　+　location.origin　+　"</p>";
txt　+= "<p>Pathname: "　+　location.pathname　+　"</p>";
txt　+= "<p>Protocol: "　+　location.protocol　+　"</p>";
txt　+= "<p>Search: "　+　location.search　+　"</p>";
document.write(txt);

Related References

Location Reference:location.pathname property

Location Reference:location.host property

Location Reference:location.href property

Location Reference:location.hash property

JavaScript Location Object