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How to Validate URLs in JavaScript

How to Validate URLs in JavaScript

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  • How to Validate URLs in JavaScript

    David Emaye

    David Emaye is a Frontend Developer and Technical writer who loves learning, teaching, and building web tools and applications. He has more than two years of commercial experience providing frontend development, producing high-quality, responsive websites and exceptional user experience.

Frequently Asked Questions

There are various ways to check if a URL is valid or not in JavaScript. For example, by using JavaScript’s URL constructor and regex (regular expression) method.

The address of a website or a web page on the internet is known as a URL or Uniform Resource Locator. It is a special web address that takes you to a particular website. Like the page you are currently on, every webpage on the internet has a unique URL.

Yes, there are validators for JavaScript.

The scheme, which comes first in a URL, instructs the browser on which protocol to use to visit a page. This is often either HTTP or HTTPS. Modern browsers fill in the protocol automatically. You don't need to put it in.

Validation in JavaScript is the process of checking whether data follows the proper syntax for what you are validating.

Yes, there are, particularly in businesses like banking. This security risk could have detrimental effects. For instance, an unaware user may access a legitimate-looking page managed by an attacker, thinking it is the login page for their banking program.

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