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
Documents also have a document.URL property which returns the same value.
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. |
Obsolete | Initial definition |
Browser compatibility
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| Desktop | Mobile | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
documentURI | Chrome Full support 1 | Edge Full support 17 | Firefox Full support Yes | IE Full support Yes | Opera Full support Yes | Safari Full support Yes | WebView Android Full support Yes | Chrome Android Full support Yes | Firefox Android Full support Yes | Opera Android Full support Yes | Safari iOS Full support Yes | Samsung Internet Android ? |
| Read-only behavior | Chrome Full support 43 | Edge ? | Firefox Full support Yes | IE No support No | Opera Full support 30 | Safari No support No | WebView Android Full support 43 | Chrome Android Full support 43 | Firefox Android Full support Yes | Opera Android Full support 30 | Safari iOS No support No | Samsung Internet Android ? |
Legend
- Full support
- Full support
- No support
- No support
- Compatibility unknown
- Compatibility unknown