Changing the URL address bar without reloading the page.

[kirill578]

Is it possible that to change the address to something else with out reloading the page? I understand that if it were possible it could make a real security issue (Phishing and so on). but I need it just to change the value of some GET variable , in case some of the user want to share this page on facebook or send the perticiler page to someone. ( all the website is just one page and it's using AJAX ) There is the website in case you didn't got the point:

 

http://maadif.co.cc/stuff/

 

!-! currently I use \/ but it does refresh the page.

 

window.location.href = "http://maadif.co.cc/stuff/?id=" +question_id;

 

[requinix]

No, you can't change it without redirecting the user.

 

Most of it, that is. You can use fragments (the stuff after the # in the URL) instead: you can change those all you want without reloading the page. Like somebody (I forget who) has URLs like

http://www.example.com/#!/do/something/cool

The downside is that you need a fair bit of JavaScript to support it, as somebody might go there directly without going through your code first.

[kirill578]

Ok, so how do i put variable from the address bar info variable, for instance:

 

http://maadif.co.cc/stuff/#!/5

 

into

id = 5;

 

???

[kirill578]

I have found a solution

 

I redirect http://maadif.co.cc/stuff/#!/ to http://maadif.co.cc/stuff/

[kirill578]

ohh this hasn't solved the problem