window.location.hash does page reload?

Question

OK so whenever I want to change my URL with hash, I do this:

window.location.hash = 'something';

But I have a question. Is it just me or does the page load again?

The page shouldn't reload. What browser/version are you using? — Will, Dec 11 '11 at 20:33
possible duplicate of [javascript location.hash refreshing in IE](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/2602260/javascript-location-hash-refreshing-in-ie) — Chris J, Dec 11 '11 at 20:40

score 2 · Accepted Answer · edited May 23 '17 at 12:29

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It should not reload, and if it does reload, then you might be using IE.

It appears to be a bug in IE and you might want to try this:

window.location.hash = 'id';

This works on IE7. (Tried on IE9 using IE7 standard.)

edited May 23 '17 at 12:29

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answered Dec 11 '11 at 20:59

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