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Pexcil

I'm having an issue with AJAX and I can't seem to find a straight answer anywhere...

I'm currently working on several sites based on the same AJAX technique, using the ba-hashchange.js plugin.

I'm using the index page as an empty shell that once loaded then loads in the home page via AJAX, ie. www.mydomain.com becomes www.mydomain.com/#home/

Here's a code snippet:

$(document).ready(function () {

    if (window.location.hash == "") {
    window.location.hash = "home/";
  };

});

This technique works perfectly on all browsers I've tested on, with the exception of IE7. In IE7 the index page loads and the URL changes to /#home/, but the content doesn't load in. If I refresh the page, or click on a new page the content loads perfectly. It's just the initial load that's the problem.

Does anyone have any experience with this or a similar issue?

Mottie

Maybe you need to trigger a hash change event after you change it?

$(document).ready(function () {

    if (window.location.hash == "") {
        window.location.hash = "home/";
        jQuery(window).trigger( 'hashchange' );
    }

});

karlpcrowley

Just a slight change, both will work fine

$(document).on('hashchange',function(){
  if(window.location.hash == "") {
     window.location.hash = "home/"; 
  }  
}).trigger('hashchange');

Pexcil

Thanks guys, @Mottie your solution works perfectly, @karlpcrowley your solution looks neat but unfortunately it doesn't work.

Got this from @ChrisCoyier, might be of interest to you or anyone else who finds this thread:

http://css-tricks.com/rethinking-dynamic-page-replacing-content/

karlpcrowley

Ha silly me, it should start with $(window) not $(document)

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