HTMLAreaElement: toString() method
Baseline Widely available
This feature is well established and works across many devices and browser versions. It’s been available across browsers since March 2017.
TheHTMLAreaElement.toString()stringifiermethod returns a string containing the whole URL. It is a read-onlyversion ofHTMLAreaElement.href.
Syntax
js
toString()Parameters
None.
Return value
A string containing the element's complete URL.
Examples
Calling toString on an area element
js
// An <area href="/en-US/docs/HTMLAreaElement"> element is in the documentconst area = document.getElementById("myArea");area.toString(); // returns 'https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/HTMLAreaElement'Specifications
| Specification |
|---|
| HTML # dom-hyperlink-href-dev |
Browser compatibility
See also
- The
HTMLAreaElementinterface it belongs to.