Why are the number sign (#) and the subsequent identifier in a URL automatically omitted after the URL is saved on PTS?

Updated at: 2024-10-30 08:46

In most cases, an app of the hybrid (Native + Web) framework uses a single-page application (SPA) architecture. A URL within the SPA may include a number sign (#), which is used to specify a specific location or section within the webpage. The characters to the right of the hash serve as an identifier for the specific location.

For example, in the URL http://www.example.com/index.html#abc, #abc indicates that the browser scrolls to the element identified by "abc" on the index.html page. The number sign (#) and the subsequent identifier are used to guide browser actions and do not affect server-side processing. Therefore, when a URL is saved on PTS, the number sign (#) and the subsequent identifier in the URL are automatically omitted.

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