Get URL values with jQuery

JS URL grab.md

Grab the $_GET[] from a url with JS

Cheat sheet for ustilizing the $_GET[] from a URL in JS

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Real simple little function will grab the $_GET[] values and put them into an array for use with jQuery. I didn't write it and sorry but do not remember where it came from but man has it been usefull at times.

thanks to the original author!

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With all the cheat sheets thay are a work in progress and could contain mistakes. If you find these helpfull or find shit that is just plain wrong, please comment so I can fix.

Thanks

urlGrab

$(document).ready(function(){
  		// this function will grab the $_GET values from the url and put them into an array
			$.extend({
  				getUrlVars: function(){
    				var vars = [], hash;
    				var hashes = window.location.href.slice(window.location.href.indexOf('?') + 1).split('&');
    				for(var i = 0; i < hashes.length; i++){
      					hash = hashes[i].split('=');
      					vars.push(hash[0]);
      					vars[hash[0]] = hash[1];
    				}
    			return vars;
  				},
  				getUrlVar: function(name){
    			return $.getUrlVars()[name];
  				}
			});
			//this is how you retreive a single value "name"
			var byName = $.getUrlVar('name');

			//alert (byName);

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