Node.js URL.password API

The url.password is an inbuilt application programming interface of class URL with in url module which is used to get and set the password portion of the URL.

Syntax:

const url.password

Return value: It gets and sets the password portion of the URL.
Below programs illustrate the use of url.password Method:
Example 1:

javascript

// node program to demonstrate the 
// url.password API as Setter 
 
//importing the module 'url'
const http = require('url');
 
// creating and initializing myURL
const myURL = new URL('https://pqr:abc@example.com/');
 
// Display password
// value of myURL before change
console.log("Before Change");
console.log(myURL.password);
 
// assigning password portion
// using password API
console.log();

// Changing the myUrl.password for the above URL
myURL.password = '123';
 
// Display the changed password
// value of myURL after change
console.log("After Change");
console.log(myURL.href);

Output:

Example 2:

javascript

// node program to demonstrate the 
// url.password API as Getter 

//importing the module 'url'
const http = require('url');

// creating and initializing myURL
const myURL = new URL('https://example.org/foo#ram');
myURL.password = '1234'

// getting the password portion
// using password
const password = myURL.password;

// Display hostname value 
console.log("password is : "+password);
console.log(myURL.href);

Output:

NOTE: The above program will compile and run by using the myapp.js command in Node.
Reference:
https://nodejs.org/api/url.html#url_url_password

Node.js URL.password API

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