Are there situations where omitting the protocol in http:// or https:// will fail to work in certain browsers?

Question

Possible Duplicate:
Can I change all my links to just //?

I.e. if I do: //www.google.com it would point to http://www.google.com or https://www.google.com depending on what the current protocol is. Are there browsers that is reasonable to support where this doesn't work, if so which?

It's by definition unreasonable to support a browser that doesn't conform to RFC 1808. — Wooble, Aug 11 '11 at 03:18
just want to check that https:///, note three /s is intentional or not? — Jon P, Aug 11 '11 at 03:49

score 4 · Accepted Answer · edited Oct 07 '21 at 05:57

4

This would work on all browsers according to RFC 3986 Section 4.2. They call it relative reference.

Further more I have seen good JavaScript coders using it / recommending it

Furthermore you can find related questions here and here.

edited Oct 07 '21 at 05:57

Community

1
1

answered Aug 11 '11 at 03:20

naveen

53,448
46
161
251

1

Oh thanks for the RFC link, I'll put that on my to-read list for sure. – Kit Sunde Aug 11 '11 at 05:15

Are there situations where omitting the protocol in http:// or https:// will fail to work in certain browsers?

1 Answers1