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They both seem to give me the same thing (the domain name currently executing the script).
So what's the difference (if any) and where should each be used?
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The window.location.hostname property returns the name of the internet host (of the current page).
The location. host property returns the host (IP adress or domain) and port of a URL. The location. host property can also be set, to navigate to the same URL with a new host and port.
window. location is read/write on all compliant browsers. document. location is read-only in Internet Explorer (at least), but read/write in Gecko-based browsers (Firefox, SeaMonkey).
MDN Web Docs - window.location
host....: the host name and port number. [www.google.com]:80hostname: the host name (without the port number or square brackets). www.google.com
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