How can I check if a URL has changed in JavaScript? For example, websites like GitHub, which use AJAX, will append page information after a # symbol to create...
How would I have a JavaScript action that may have some effects on the current page but would also change the URL in the browser so if the user...
I have URL like: http://example.com#something, how do I remove #something, without causing the page to refresh? I attempted the following solution: window.location.hash=""; However, this doesn’t remove the hash symbol...
I am using Ajax and hash for navigation. Is there a way to check if the window.location.hash changed like this? http://example.com/blah#123 to http://example.com/blah#456 It works if I check it...
I’ve just noticed that the long, convoluted Facebook URLs that we’re used to now look like this: http://www.facebook.com/example.profile#!/pages/Another-Page/123456789012345 As far as I can recall, earlier this year it was...
When one wants to refer to some part of a webpage with the “http://example.com/#foo” method, should one use <h1><a name="foo"/>Foo Title</h1> or <h1 id="foo">Foo Title</h1> They both work, but...
I have some jQuery/JavaScript code that I want to run only when there is a hash (#) anchor link in a URL. How can you check for this character...