• Skip to primary navigation
  • Skip to main content
  • Skip to primary sidebar
JavaScriptSource

JavaScriptSource

Search 5,000+ Free JavaScript Snippets

  • Home
  • Browse Snippets
    • Addon
    • Ajax
    • Buttons
    • Cookies
    • CSS
    • Featured
    • Forms
    • Games
    • Generators
    • Image Effects
    • Math Related
    • Miscellaneous
    • Multimedia
    • Navigation
    • Page Details
    • Passwords
    • Text Effects
    • Time & Date
    • User Details
Home / Miscellaneous / Check if the given string is an absolute URL

Check if the given string is an absolute URL

Check if the given string is an absolute URL

Use RegExp.prototype.test() to test if the string is an absolute URL.

const isAbsoluteURL = str => /^[a-z][a-z0-9+.-]*:/.test(str);

// EXAMPLES
isAbsoluteURL('https://google.com'); // true
isAbsoluteURL('ftp://www.myserver.net'); // true
isAbsoluteURL('/foo/bar'); // false

Source

https://www.30secondsofcode.org/js/s/is-absolute-url

Miscellaneous

Related Snippets:

  • Sanitize an HTML string to reduce the risk of XSS attacks
  • How To Copy To The Clipboard Using JavaScript
  • Two ways to remove a specific item in an array
  • Take the content of an array and return a single value

Primary Sidebar

JSON Compare

Popular Posts

Story Generator

IP Grabber – get a users IP address with JavaScript

Simple Calendar

Remove Ads

Astrological Calculator

Copyright © 2025 JavaScriptSource.com

  • About
  • Privacy Policy
  • FAQ
  • Jobs For Developers