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  • HashChangeEvent
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    • 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

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  • The oldURL read-only property of the\nHashChangeEvent
  • Constructor
    1. Event
  • Related pages for HTML DOM
    1. HTMLAnchorElement
    2. HTMLBaseElement
    3. HTMLDListElement
    4. HTMLDivElement
    5. HTMLFieldSetElement
    6. HTMLHRElement
    7. HTMLIFrameElement
    8. HTMLLabelElement
    9. HTMLMediaElement
    10. HTMLModElement
    11. HTMLOptionElement
    12. HTMLPictureElement
    13. HTMLScriptElement
    14. HTMLStyleElement
    15. HTMLTableElement
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