how to use url and jquery

Question

i wanted to know how do you get

http://wesitename.com#overall

How to make a div show when the link is #overall ?

peirix · Accepted Answer · 2009-07-17 12:10:57Z

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If the div has an id with the same name, then this should work:

$("#"+location.hash).show();

location.hash will get you the hash-value of a url.

answered Jul 17, 2009 at 12:10

peirix

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can i user it like this $("#"+location.hash == "#overview").css({"display":"none"})

That would be if(location.hash=='#overview') $('#overview').hide();

Sinan Taifour · Accepted Answer · 2009-07-17 12:11:58Z

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use window.location. On the onLoad event of the page, parse everything after "#" in window.location.toString(), and act accordingly.

answered Jul 17, 2009 at 12:11

Sinan Taifour

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Or use location.hash as peirix pointed out. I didn't know about it. It is cross-browser?

Try it yourself in the browsers you are targeting: w3schools.com/HTMLDOM/prop_loc_hash.asp

Yeah, it's been in IE since v.4, FF since v.1 and Opera since v.9...should be safe (: