To assign the "onhashchange" event to the window object:
window.onhashchange = myFunction;
This example demonstrates how to assign an "onhashchange" event to the window object.
Click the button to change the anchor part of the current URL to #part5.
<!DOCTYPE html> <html> <body> <button onclick="changePart()">Test</button> <p id="demo"></p> <p id="demo1"></p> <script> function changePart() {/*from w w w. j a v a2 s . c o m*/ location.hash = "part5"; var x = location.hash; document.getElementById("demo").innerHTML = "The anchor part is now: " + x; } window.onhashchange = myFunction; function myFunction() { document.getElementById("demo1").innerHTML = "The anchor part has changed!"; } </script> </body> </html>