Modify the URL without reloading the page
Is there any way I can modify the URL of the current page without reloading the page?
I would like to access the portion before the # hash if possible.
I only need to change the portion after the domain, so its not like I'm violating cross-domain policies.
window.location.href = "www.mysite.com/page2.php"; // sadly this reloadsAnswer:
This can now be done in Chrome, Safari, FF4+, and IE10pp4+!
See this question's answer for more info: Updating address bar with new URL without hash or reloading the page
Example:
function processAjaxData(response, urlPath){
document.getElementById("content").innerHTML = response.html;
document.title = response.pageTitle;
window.history.pushState({"html":response.html,"pageTitle":response.pageTitle},"", urlPath);
}
You can then use
window.onpopstate to detect the back/forward button navigation:window.onpopstate = function(e){
if(e.state){
document.getElementById("content").innerHTML = e.state.html;
document.title = e.state.pageTitle;
}
};
For a more in-depth look at manipulating browser history see this MDN article.
http://stackoverflow.com/questions/824349/modify-the-url-without-reloading-the-page