request.getQueryString() doesn't return the hash part of the query string

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I am using Java EE and request.getQueryString() doesn't return the #hash part

my/page?id=4#hash

I am using Struts 2.

Is there any solution?

possible duplicate of [Problem reading data from servlet get request!](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/5296325/problem-reading-data-from-servlet-get-request) — skaffman, Apr 13 '11 at 14:32

Kobi · Answer 1 · 2010-05-27T18:10:55.367

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Not really. In many cases the hash tag isn't sent to the server by your client's browser.

For example, requesting this url:

http://stackoverflow.com/questions/2923610/java-getquerystring/2923618#2923618

Sends a request with these headers to the server:

GET /questions/2923610/java-getquerystring/2923618 HTTP/1.1
Host: stackoverflow.com

edited May 27 '10 at 18:10

answered May 27 '10 at 18:05

Kobi

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score 3 · Accepted Answer · edited May 23 '17 at 10:27

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The hash part of the url is (in principle) useful only to the client side, so normally the browser does not send that portion to the server. Are you sure you are interested in reading it, in the server side? Normally, you shoudn't.

For special needs, you can read here How to get Url Hash (#) from server side

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answered May 27 '10 at 20:57

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access to the hash would be great - jwt tokean after auth provided as a hash in url. – Sasha Bond Apr 11 '23 at 17:20

request.getQueryString() doesn't return the hash part of the query string

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