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HashChangeEvent: oldURL property

The oldURL read-only property of the HashChangeEvent interface returns the previous URL from which the window was navigated.

Value

A string.

Examples

js

window.addEventListener("hashchange", (event) => {
  console.log(`Hash changed from ${event.oldURL}`);
});

Specifications

Browser compatibility

Desktop Mobile
Chrome Edge Firefox Internet Explorer Opera Safari WebView Android Chrome Android Firefox for Android Opera Android Safari on IOS Samsung Internet
oldURL 8 12 6 No ≤12.1 5.1 4.4 18 6 ≤12.1 5 1.0

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https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/HashChangeEvent/oldURL