link HTML Object

The link object designates the start or destination of a hypertext link. The link object corresponds to the A HTML element.

Note All link object properties have a maximum URL length of 2034 characters.

Property	Data type	Access	Description
accesskey	String	Read/write	Sets or retrieves the number associated with the accesskey attribute. Note Supported only for devices running Windows Mobile 2002 software or later.
hash	String	Read/write	Sets or retrieves the part of the HREF after the number sign (#).
host	String	Read/write	Sets or retrieves the host name part of the URL.
hostname	String	Read/write	Sets or retrieves the host and domain name or the numeric IP address.
href	String	Read/write	Sets or retrieves the destination URL or anchor point.
name	String	Read/write	Sets or retrieves the anchor bookmark name. Note Supported only for devices running Windows Mobile 2002 software or later.
pathname	String	Read/write	Sets or retrieves the file name or path specified by the link.
port	String	Read/write	Sets or retrieves the port specified by the link. The default values are 21 for File Transfer Protocol (FTP), 70 for the Gopher protocol, 80 for HTTP, and 443 for HTTP Secure (HTTPS).
protocol	String	Read/write	Sets or retrieves the protocol portion of the URL. It returns the initial substring of a URL, including the colon.
search	String	Read/write	Sets or retrieves the search (query) string portion of the HREF. This includes the leading question mark.
target	String	Read/write	Sets or retrieves the target of the HREF.

Event	Description
onclick	Occurs when the user selects the A element.

Method	Syntax	Description
focus	link.focus	Gives selection focus to the link. Note Supported only for devices running Windows Mobile 2002 software or later.

Smartphone: Windows Mobile 2002 and later
OS Versions: Windows CE 3.0 and later

Last updated on Friday, April 22, 2005

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