Change url via JavaScript (no hash-tag)

Asked 2010-11-07T00:13:48.857

I'm wondering how does facebook change the url when I switch between pictures in a album? There is no hash-tag, just a real url.

Example: The current url: facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=XXXXXX1 and if I click next, the url changes to facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=XXXXXX2

Does anybody know how to realize this with JavaScript?

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On my tests, it only changes the hash tag:

E.g. the real URL is:

http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=x&set=z

and clicking next results in:

http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=x&set=z#!/photo.php?fbid=y&set=z&pid=pid&id=id

The part after the hash is setup for Google AJAX crawl. But for the purpose of the browser, it's just a hash (fragment identifier).

answered 2010-11-07T00:17:46.970