The url.pathname is an inbuilt application programming interface of class URL with in url module which is used to get and set the pathname portion of the URL.
Syntax:
const url.pathname
Return value: It gets and sets the pathname portion of the URL.
Below programs illustrate the use of url.pathname Method:
Example 1:
// node program to demonstrate the
// url.pathname API as Setter
//importing the module 'url'
const http = require('url');
// creating and initializing myURL
const myURL = new URL('https://example.com:80/foo#ram');
// Display the href
// value of myURL before change
console.log("Before Change");
console.log(myURL.href);
// assigning pathname portion
// using pathname API
console.log();
myURL.pathname = '/abcdef';
// Display href
// value of myURL after change
console.log("After Change");
console.log(myURL.href);
Output:
Example 2:
// node program to demonstrate the
// url.pathname API as Getter
//importing the module 'url'
const http = require('url');
// creating and initializing myURL
const myURL = new URL('https://example.org/123abc#ram');
// getting the pathname portion
// using pathname
const pathname = myURL.pathname;
// Display pathname value
console.log("pathname is : " + pathname);
Output:
NOTE: The above program will compile and run by using the node myapp.js command on Node.