How can I store part of the current URL in javascript?

Question

I am trying to create a web app that uses a zip code (passed from the previous page). The URL looks like /location#12345

I am trying to store everything after '#' in a variable to be used in the location finder app.

        URL: /locations#12345

        $(document).ready(function(){
            var queryString = decodeURIComponent(window.location.search);
            queryString = queryString.substring(1);
            var queries = queryString.split("#");
            var myVal;
            for (var i = 0; i < queries.length; i++)
            {
                myVal = myVal + queries[i];    
            }
            alert(myVal);
        });

I thought alert(myVal) would produce "12345" but it is blank. There are no errors in the console.

`'blubb#1234'.split('#').pop()` If you are sure that it is always the last one. — Lain, Aug 02 '19 at 13:56
Wow, this worked perfect. I used this line of code: var myVal = document.URL.split('#').pop(); — Andrew, Aug 02 '19 at 14:02

score 0 · Answer 1 · answered Aug 02 '19 at 13:57

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For a single hash String.split() is enough:

Working demo

const str = '/locations#12345UR';
const hash = str.split('#')[1];
alert(hash);

answered Aug 02 '19 at 13:57

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How can I store part of the current URL in javascript?

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