URL.toString()

The URL.toString() stringifier method returns a USVString containing the whole URL. It is effectively a read-only version of URL.href.

Note: This feature is available in Web Workers

Syntax

const href = url.toString()

Return value

A USVString.

Examples

const url = new URL("https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/URL/toString");
url.toString(); // should return the URL as a string

Specifications

Specification
URL Standard (URL)
# URL-stringification-behavior

Browser compatibility

Desktop Mobile
Chrome Edge Firefox Internet Explorer Opera Safari WebView Android Chrome Android Firefox for Android Opera Android Safari on IOS Samsung Internet
toString
19
17
54
No
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≤37
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6.0

See also

  • The URL interface it belongs to.

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https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/URL/toString