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I tried to write a script which allow me to load certain events when I enter specific url.

My code looks like this:

$(function(){
    var url = window.location.pathname;
    $("url:contains('#Work')").animate({"left": "250"}, "slow");
});

But it doesnt work. Any suggestions? Any help is appreciated.

Robert Greiner
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$(function() {
    if ( document.location.href.indexOf('#Work') > -1 ) {
        $('#elementID').animate({"left": "250"}, "slow");
    }
});
Ketan Modi
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    _Note for passers-by:_ searching a string will return `0` if found at the beginning and `-1` if not found. It works in this case because the fragment will never be at the beginning of the URL, but generally you should search strings with `> -1` or `>= 0`. – Wiseguy Apr 22 '11 at 16:53
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window.location.href is pulling the URL into a variable, so you can't search for #Work using that method. Try:

var url = window.location.href;

if (url.search("#Work") >= 0) {
    //found it, now do something
}
Paul
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    _Note for passers-by:_ searching a string will return `0` if found at the beginning and `-1` if not found. It works in this case because the fragment will never be at the beginning of the URL, but generally you should search strings with `> -1` or `>= 0`. – Wiseguy Apr 22 '11 at 16:54