The Location hash property returns/appends a string value (anchor part) to a URL. Anchor part is prefixed with ‘#’ automatically and then appended.
Syntax
Following is the syntax −
- Returning value of the hash property
location.hash
- Value of the hash property set
location.hash = ‘string’
Example
Let us see an example for Location hash property −
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<title>Location hash</title>
<style>
form {
width:70%;
margin: 0 auto;
text-align: center;
}
* {
padding: 2px;
margin:5px;
}
input[type="button"] {
border-radius: 10px;
}
</style>
</head>
<body>
<form>
<fieldset>
<legend>Location-hash</legend>
<label for="urlSelect">Current URL:</label>
<input type="url" size="27" id="urlSelect" value="https://www.example.com/">
<input type="text" id="textSelect" placeholder="hash value...">
<input type="button" onclick="setHashValue()" value="Go To URL">
<div id="divDisplay"></div>
</fieldset>
</form>
<script>
var divDisplay = document.getElementById("divDisplay");
var urlSelect = document.getElementById("urlSelect");
var textSelect = document.getElementById("textSelect");
function setHashValue() {
if(textSelect.value !== ''){
location.hash = textSelect.value;
urlSelect.value += location.hash;
divDisplay.textContent = 'Page loaded. Current URL active';
} else {
divDisplay.textContent = 'Please provide a hash value';
}
}
</script>
</body>
</html>Output
This will produce the following output −
Before clicking ‘Go To Url’ button −
After clicking ‘Go To Url’ button with hash value set −
