How to detect if URL has changed after hash in JavaScript
How can I check if a URL has changed in JavaScript? For example, websites like GitHub, which use AJAX, will append page information … Read more
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Change the URL in the browser without loading the new page using JavaScript
How would I have a JavaScript action that may have some effects on the current page but would also change the URL in … Read more
How to remove the hash from window.location (URL) with JavaScript without page refresh?
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, … Read more
How can I detect changes in location hash?
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 … Read more
What’s the shebang/hashbang (#!) in Facebook and new Twitter URLs for?
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 … Read more
Should I make HTML Anchors with ‘name’ or ‘id’?
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 … Read more
How can you check for a #hash in a URL using JavaScript?
I have some jQuery/JavaScript code that I want to run only when there is a hash (#) anchor link in a URL. How … Read more