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protocolLong property (a)

Browser support:
Retrieves a long description about the protocol component of the URL assigned to the object.
To get the shorthand protocol name, use the protocol property.

Syntax:

object.protocolLong;
You can find the related objects in the Supported by objects section below.
This property is read-only.

Possible values:

String that specifies the long description.
One of the following values:
File Protocol
Protocol is a file protocol. (file:)
HyperText Transfer Protocol
Protocol is a HyperText Transfer protocol. (http:)
HyperText Transfer Protocol with Privacy
Protocol is a HyperText Transfer protocol with Privacy. (https:)
MailTo Protocol
Protocol is a MailTo protocol. (mailto:)
News Protocol
Protocol is a News protocol. (news:)
Default: this property has no default value.

Example HTML code 1:

This example illustrates the use of the protocolLong property for an anchor:
<head>
    <script type="text/javascript">
        function AnalyzeTarget () {
            var anchor = document.getElementById ("myAnchor");

            var message = "";
            message += "hash: " + anchor.hash + "\n";
            message += "host: " + anchor.host + "\n";
            message += "hostname: " + anchor.hostname + "\n";
            message += "href: " + anchor.href + "\n";
            message += "pathname: " + anchor.pathname + "\n";
            message += "port: " + anchor.port + "\n";
            message += "protocol: " + anchor.protocol + "\n";
            message += "protocolLong: " + anchor.protocolLong + "\n";
            message += "search: " + anchor.search + "\n";

            alert (message);
        }
    </script>
</head>
<body>
    <a href="http://help.dottoro.com/test.php?id=2#bookmark" id="myAnchor">A sample anchor</a>
    <br /><br />
    <button onclick="AnalyzeTarget ();">Analyze the destination of the anchor above</button>
</body>
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