My understanding is that window.onhashchange() is only really going to see changes to location.hash and not all URL changes. So if we click on an anchor link and go from https://dev.to to https://dev.to#something the location.hash becomes #something. A quick example that can be pasted in the console is:
functionhashHandler(){console.log("The hash has changed! It's now "+location.hash);}window.addEventListener('hashchange',hashHandler,false);
Then just throw a #hash in the address bar and hit enter.
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I thought so. The names kinda gives it away, doesn't i? But I was confused by what I read online. It seemed like it's supposed to fire on any URL change. Oh, well. Next time better luck.
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My understanding is that
window.onhashchange()is only really going to see changes tolocation.hashand not all URL changes. So if we click on an anchor link and go fromhttps://dev.totohttps://dev.to#somethingthelocation.hashbecomes#something. A quick example that can be pasted in the console is:Then just throw a
#hashin the address bar and hit enter.I thought so. The names kinda gives it away, doesn't i? But I was confused by what I read online. It seemed like it's supposed to fire on any URL change. Oh, well. Next time better luck.