javascriptjqueryanchorfragment-identifier

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 can you check for this character using JavaScript? I need a simple catch-all test that would detect URLs like these:

Basically something along the lines of:

if (thereIsAHashInTheUrl) {
    do this;
} else {
    do this;
}

Solution

  • Simple use of location hash:

    if(window.location.hash) {
      // Fragment exists
    } else {
      // Fragment doesn't exist
    }