PROPERTY:  Link::protocol


object.protocol
 
Protocol is a property of both the Link and the Location objects and is the string at the beginning of a URL, up to and including the first colon (:), which specifies the method of access to the URL. Assuming a link (stored in the first element of the Links property) to a URL ...
 
http://home.newco.com/products/enquiries.htm#local?email=name@otherco.com
 
...the following code would display the protocol property of it:
 
Code:
document.write(document.links[0].protocol)
 
Output:
http:
 
NOTE:
 
Although the protocol property can be set at any time, it is safer to set the href property to change a link


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