Retrieves the key value pairs in a URL string and places them in an object for easy look-up

parseURLString.js

/**
 * Retrieves the key value pairs in a URL sring
 * and places them in an object for easy lookup
 */
var parseURLString = function( string ) {
    var a = document.createElement("a");
        
    a.href = string;

    //hide it from view when it is added
    a.style.display = "none";

    //add it
    document.body.appendChild(a);

    var myLocation = {};
    myLocation.hash = a.hash;
    myLocation.host = a.host;
    myLocation.hostname = a.hostname;
    myLocation.href = a.href;
    myLocation.origin = a.origin;
    myLocation.pathname = a.pathname;
    myLocation.port = a.port;
    myLocation.protocol = a.protocol;
    myLocation.search = a.search;

    //remove it
    document.body.removeChild(a);
    
    return myLocation;
};