Sets or retrieves the subsection of the href property that follows the number sign (#).

Syntax

HTML	N/A
Scripting	object.hash [ = sHash ]

Possible Values

sHash

String that specifies or receives the part of the URL following the number sign (#).

The property is read/write. The property has no default value.

Expressions can be used in place of the preceding value(s), as of Microsoft® Internet Explorer 5. For more information, see About Dynamic Properties.

Remarks

If there is no number sign, this property returns an empty string.

This property is useful for moving to a bookmark within a document. Assigning an invalid value does not cause an error.

Example

This example function returns true if the current document URL has a hash value, or false if the document URL does not.

function hasHash()
{
if (document.location.hash == "")
return false;
return true;
}

Standards Information

There is no public standard that applies to this property.

Applies To

	A, AREA, location