Check if a JavaScript string is a URL

Question

Is there a way in JavaScript to check if a string is a URL?

RegExes are excluded because the URL is most likely written like stackoverflow; that is to s

Answer 1

If you can change the input type, I think this solution would be much easier:

You can simple use type="url" in your input and the check it with checkValidity() in js

E.g:

your.html

your.js

// The selector is JQuery, but the function is plain JS
$("#foo").on("keyup", function() {
    if (this.checkValidity()) {
        // The url is valid
    } else {
        // The url is invalid
    }
});