JavaScript: get and set variables in window.location.hash?

Question

Does anyone have a good solution for getting and setting variables in window.location.hash?

Take a URL that looks like this:

domain.com/#q=1&s=2

What I'd like is an unstressful way - JavaScript or jQuery - to check the values of q and s when the page loads, and change them following events on the page.

I have found some code for getting hash variables, but nothing sensible for setting them.

Am I missing something really obvious, or do I need to roll my own solution (and release it!)?

Thanks.

Answer 1

Haven't used it but there is jHash

jHash allows you to work with the 'location.hash' value in a similar fashion to a server-side query string.

This library utilizes the HTML5 "onhashchange" event, but also includes a fall back to still allow the change notifications to work properly in older web browsers.

Answer 2

jQuery BBQ can do this.

See also:

• Get URL parameter with jQuery
• Get QueryString values with jQuery

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Edit as @gonchuki points out, jQuery.query can also do this.