How to update url if part of the page is changed?

Question

I would like to change part of my page when user clicks a link with jquery ajax. How can I change the url accordingly without full page reload (url should be changed to page1, page2 and so on)? Server side is GAE.

Looks like I need to change url hash with javascript:

location.hash = "page2"

How to get this value with GAE?

You can't get the hash value on the server side -- it's not sent as part of the request. Is that what you're asking? — Moishe Lettvin, Oct 30 '11 at 02:31
Yes. Please post that as answer, so I will be able to accept this. Thanks. — LA_, Oct 30 '11 at 08:07

score 4 · Accepted Answer · answered Oct 30 '11 at 15:58

Hash values aren't included in the HTTP request to the server. Typically the way to handle this is to dynamically change your page based on the result from the HTTP request (that is, changing DOM elements via javascript); updating the hash value is a nice thing to do so the browser's 'back' button works.

score 2 · Answer 2 · answered Oct 30 '11 at 16:04

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http://plugins.jquery.com/project/history-js is a library that uses the new "pushState" to update the url via javascript on the fly, and falls back to using the hash on older browsers. Might want to give it a look.

answered Oct 30 '11 at 16:04

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How to update url if part of the page is changed?

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