Calling Javascript function from Anchor Tags

Eg: http://www.example.com/index.html#funtion1 would call function1()

[cosmoyoda]

Greetings,
I tried searching the forum for an answer on this topic, but I did not find a specific answer. Therefore I decided to start this thread. Hope my question is simple (seems like it is): Is there any possible way to call a function on Javascript from simply changing the anchor (# at the end of the URL address)?

I see websites that use Tabs and automatically change to a different tab depending on the anchor tag specified. I want to know if you guys have any ideas how this might be possible using Javascript.

Thanks,

[Fotiman]

You could get the window.location.hash property and perform some action based on the value.

var h = window.location.hash; 
if (h == "#foo") { 
  // do something 
} 
else if (h == "#bar") { 
  // do something else 
} 

[cosmoyoda]

Fotiman. Thank you for your quick answer!

The solution is pretty simple, just how I'd expect it.