Node.js URL.pathname API

Last Updated : 14 Oct, 2021

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:

JavaScript

// 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:

JavaScript

// 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);