Get browser URL with jQuery

Question

I have this code

var pathname = window.location.pathname;

That take the current browser url

How can i paste the pathname into an html element like a p tag?

Cool. What did you try and what happens?

Alex Turpin
– Alex Turpin

2012-03-30 18:06:39 +00:00
Commented Mar 30, 2012 at 18:06 — Alex Turpin
– Alex Turpin, Commented Mar 30, 2012 at 18:06

hohner · Accepted Answer · 2012-03-30 18:17:14Z

7

Use this:

$('p.class').html(location.pathname);

If you want to get the full URL:

$('p.class').html(location.href);

edited Mar 30, 2012 at 18:17

answered Mar 30, 2012 at 18:06

hohner

11.6k8 gold badges51 silver badges85 bronze badges

Sign up to request clarification or add additional context in comments.

2 Comments

ipd Over a year ago

FYI -- If one wanted to get the URL rather than the PATH, one could use locaiton.href.

hohner Over a year ago

That's right, but if you just want the path name (for this page it'd be /questions/9948212/jquery-get-browser-url-and-insert-into-html-element), you'd use this

Collectives™ on Stack Overflow

Get browser URL with jQuery

1 Answer 1

2 Comments

Hot Network Questions

Collectives™ on Stack Overflow

1 Answer 1

2 Comments

Related