function formatHash(hash, bRemoveId){
			var sRes = hash, iSharpIndex = hash ? hash.indexOf("#") : -1;

			if (iSharpIndex === 0) {
				sRes = sRes.slice(iSharpIndex + 1);
			}

			if (bRemoveId) {
				sRes = sRes.replace(rIdRegex, "");
			}

			return sRes;
		}
This function removes the leading # sign if there's any. If the bRemoveId is set to true, it will also remove the unique
id inside the hash.

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