checking if location.hash exists
<p>I have a carousel that I can change the location of with an integer value.
<br>What I'd like to do is take the hash, remove the <code>#</code> symbol and store that value in a variable which I can later use in a function.</p>

<p>I've pasted the code below, which for some reason just won't work.</p>

<pre><code>var $hash = window.location.hash;

        if($hash != ''){
            var $grave_nr = $hash.substring(1);
            return $grave_nr;
        } else{
            var $grave_nr = 1;
            return $grave_nr;
        }

        // carousel
        $('#the_graves_carousel').tinycarousel({ 
            intervaltime: 7000,
            pager: true,
            duration: 1600,
            start: $grave_nr
        });  
</code></pre>

<p>Anyone have an idea why it's not working?</p>

<p><br><strong>EDIT:</strong> fixed it by removing the <code>return $grave_nr;</code> in the if statements :)</p>
