Document.documentURI

The documentURI property of the Document interface returns the document location as a string.

As originally defined in DOM3 this attribute read/write. In the modern DOM Standard it is read only.

Syntax

var string = document.documentURI;

Notes

HTML documents have a document.URL property which returns the same value. Unlike URL, documentURI is available on all types of documents.

Specifications

Specification Status Comment
DOM
The definition of 'documentURI' in that specification.
Living Standard  
Document Object Model (DOM) Level 3 Core Specification
The definition of 'documentURI' in that specification.
Recommendation Initial definition

Browser compatibility

Feature Chrome Firefox (Gecko) Internet Explorer Opera Safari (WebKit)
Read-write behavior (Yes) (Yes) (Yes) ? (Yes)
Readonly behavior 43.0 (Yes) No support ? No support
Feature Android Webview Chrome for Android Firefox Mobile (Gecko) Firefox OS IE Mobile Opera Mobile Safari Mobile
Read-write behavior ? (Yes) ? ? ? ? ?
Readonly behavior (Yes) 43.0 ? ? ? ? ?

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