Sets or retrieves the substring of the href property that follows the question mark.

Syntax

HTML	N/A
Scripting	object.search [ = sSearch ]

Possible Values

sSearch

String that specifies or receives the substring of the href property.

The property is read/write. The property has no default value.

Expressions can be used in place of the preceding value(s), as of Microsoft® Internet Explorer 5. For more information, see About Dynamic Properties.

Remarks

The substring that follows the question mark is the query string or form data.

Example

This example function returns the search property of the current page location.

function getSearch()
{
return document.location.search;
}

Standards Information

There is no public standard that applies to this property.

Applies To

	A, AREA, location