How to get the anchor name in HTTP GET?

Question

In a Java web project, how can I get (if possible) the \"HTTP anchor\" part in a URL request? For example, when the request URL is http://localhost:8080/servlet/page.htm?pa

Answer 1

I don't think the anchor part is send to the server. It is only processed by the browser. Maybe you can extract it using JavaScript.

According to RFC 1808:

Note that the fragment identifier (and the "#" that precedes it) is not considered part of the URL.

From http://iwebdevel.com/2009/06/10/javascript-get-anchor-from-url/

var url=window.location;
var anchor=url.hash; //anchor with the # character  
var anchor2=url.hash.substring(1); //anchor without the # character