How to get base url with jquery or javascript?

Question

In joomla php there I can use $this->baseurl to get the base path, but I wanted to get the base path in jquery.

The base path may be any of the follo

Answer 1

I've run into this need on several Joomla project. The simplest way I've found to address is to add a hidden input field to my template:

When I need the value in JavaScript:

var baseurl = document.getElementById('baseurl').value;

Not as fancy as using pure JavaScript but simple and gets the job done.