window.onhashchange

Table of contents

  1. 1. Syntax
  2. 2. Parameters
  3. 3. Example
  4. 4. The hashchange event
  5. 5. Browser compatibility
  6. 6. Specification
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« Gecko DOM Reference

Introduced in Gecko 1.9.2

(Firefox 3.6 / Thunderbird 3.1 / Fennec 1.0)

The hashchange event fires when a window's hash changes (see location.hash).

Syntax 

window.onhashchange = funcRef;

or

<body onhashchange="funcRef();">

or

window.addEventListener("hashchange", funcRef, false);

Parameters

  • funcRef is a reference to a function.

Example

if ("onhashchange" in window) {
    alert("The browser supports the hashchange event!");
}

function locationHashChanged() {
    if (location.hash === "#somecoolfeature") {
        somecoolfeature();
    }
}

window.onhashchange = locationHashChanged;

The hashchange event

The dispatched hashchange event has the following fields:

Field Type Description
newURL Requires Gecko 6.0 DOMString The new URL to which the window is navigating.
oldURL Requires Gecko 6.0 DOMString The previous URL from which the window was navigated.

Browser compatibility

  • Desktop
  • Mobile

Feature Chrome Firefox (Gecko) Internet Explorer Opera Safari
Basic support 5.0 3.6 (1.9.2) 8.0 10.6 5.0
Feature Android Firefox Mobile (Gecko) IE Mobile Opera Mobile Safari Mobile
Basic support 2.2 1.0 (1.9.2) 9.0 11.0 5.0

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