HTML onhashchange Event Attribute
Example
Execute a JavaScript when the anchor part has been changed:
<body onhashchange="myFunction()">
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Definition and Usage
The onhashchange attribute fires when there has been changes to the anchor part (begins with a '#' symbol) of the current URL.
An example of what an anchor part actually is: Assume that the current URL is
http://www.example.com/test.htm#part2 - The anchor part of this URL would be
#part2.
To invoke this event, you can:
- Change the anchor part by setting the location.hash or location.href property of the Location Object
- Navigate to the current page with a different bookmark (Use the "back" or "forward" buttons)
- Click on a link to a bookmark anchor
Browser Support
The numbers in the table specify the first browser version that fully supports the event attribute.
| Event Attribute | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| onhashchange | 5.0 | 8.0 | 3.6 | 5.0 | 10.6 |
Syntax
<element onhashchange="script">
Attribute Values
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| script | The script to be run on onhashchange |
Technical Details
| Supported HTML tags: | <body> |
|---|
Related Pages
HTML DOM reference: onhashchange event
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