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public class Utils {

  public static final String ANCHOR_CHAR = "#"; //$NON-NLS-1$
  /**
   * Returns the anchor value of the given URL.
   * 
   * @param url
   *          URL
   * @return anchor value, or null if none was defined
   */
  public static String getAnchor(String url) {
    if (url != null) {
      int anchorPosition = url.indexOf(ANCHOR_CHAR);
      if (anchorPosition >= 0) {
        return url.substring(anchorPosition + 1);
      }
    }
    return null;
  }

}