HTML DOM referrer Property
Example
Return the referrer of the current document:
var x = document.referrer;
The result of x will be:
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Definition and Usage
The referrer property returns the URL of the document that loaded the current document.
Browser Support
| Property | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| referrer | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Syntax
document.referrer
Technical Details
| Return Value: | A String, representing the URL of the document that loaded the current document. Returns the entire URL, including the protocol (like http://). If the current document was not opened through a link (for example, through a bookmark), an empty string is returned. |
|---|---|
| DOM Version | Core Level 2 Document Object |
Document Object
