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Area pathname Property

Area Object

Definition and Usage

The pathname property sets or returns the pathname part of the href attribute value.

Syntax

areaObject.pathname=path

Browser Support

The pathname property is supported in all major browsers.

Tips and Notes

Note: In the example below, IE and Opera returns "jsref/venus.htm", while Firefox, Chrome, and Safari returns "/jsref/venus.htm".

Example

Return the pathname for the "Venus" area in the image-map:

<html>
<body>

<img src="planets.gif"
width="145" height="126"
usemap="#planetmap">

<map name="planetmap">
<area id="venus" shape="circle"
coords="124,58,8"
alt="Venus"
href="venus.htm">
</map>

<p>Venus area's pathname:
<script>
document.write(document.getElementById('venus').pathname);
</script>
</p>

</body>
</html>

The output of the code above will be:

Venus area's pathname: jsref/venus.htm

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Area Object