how to get the host url using javascript from the current page

Question

Given that I\'m on the following page:

http://www.webmail.com/pages/home.aspx

How can I retrieve the host name (\"http://www.webmail.

Answer 1

Depending on your needs, you can use one of the window.location properties. In your question you are asking about the host, which may be retrieved using window.location.hostname (e.g. www.example.com). In your example you are showing something what is called origin, which may be retrieved using window.location.origin (e.g. http://www.example.com).

var path = window.location.origin + "/";

//result = "http://localhost:60470/"