HTMLHyperlinkElementUtils.password

The HTMLHyperlinkElementUtils.password property is a USVString containing the password specified before the domain name.

If it is set without first setting the username property, it silently fails.

Syntax

string = object.password;
object.password = string;

Examples

// Let's <a id="myAnchor" href="https://anonymous:flabada@developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/HTMLHyperlinkElementUtils.username"> be in the document
var anchor = document.getElementByID("myAnchor");
var result = anchor.password; // Returns:'flabada'

Specifications

Specification Status Comment
WHATWG HTML Living Standard
The definition of 'HTMLHyperlinkElementUtils.password' in that specification.
Living Standard Initial definition.

Browser compatibility

Feature Chrome Firefox (Gecko) Internet Explorer Opera Safari
Basic support (Yes) [1] 26 (26) [2] No support No support No support
Feature Android Webview Chrome for Android Firefox Mobile (Gecko) IE Mobile Opera Mobile Safari Mobile
Basic support (Yes) [1] (Yes) [1] 26.0 (26) [2] No support No support No support

[1] Starting in Chrome 52, this property was moved to URL

[2] From Gecko 26 to Gecko 44, this property was on the URLUtils mixin. It has been moves either on the HTMLHyperlinkElementUtils mixin, or directly on the interface.

See also

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