JavaScript: Get the current URL

JavaScript fundamental (ES6 Syntax): Exercise-249 with Solution

Get Current URL

Write a JavaScript program to get the current URL.

• Use Window.location.href to get the current URL.

Sample Solution:

JavaScript Code:

//#Source https://bit.ly/2neWfJ2 
// Define a function 'currentURL' to retrieve the current URL using the window.location.href property
const currentURL = () => window.location.href;

// Call the 'currentURL' function and log the current URL
console.log(currentURL());

Output:

https://s.codepen.io/boomerang/iFrameKey-8a4e5732-2607-6a43-3dc3-a7887fc494d6/index.html

Flowchart:

Live Demo:

See the Pen javascript-basic-exercise-249-1 by w3resource (@w3resource) on CodePen.

For more Practice: Solve these Related Problems:

• Write a JavaScript program that returns the current window URL using window.location.href.
• Write a JavaScript function that extracts and logs the full URL of the current document.
• Write a JavaScript program that parses the current URL and outputs its protocol, host, and path separately.
• Write a JavaScript function that returns a modified version of the current URL based on query parameter changes.

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