Function to get URL params of a query string using JavaScript

geturlparam.js

/*
Function to get a query paramater. In the following URL I need to get the paramater aberdeen to pass to Angular as an
alternative to using $location.search() which wont work in less than ie9.

http://mywebsite.co.uk/search/?location=aberdeen 

*/

function geturlParams(value)
{
  value = value.replace(/[\[]/,"\\\[").replace(/[\]]/,"\\\]");
  var regexS = "[\\?&]"+value+"=([^&#]*)";
  var regex = new RegExp(regexS);
  var results = regex.exec(window.location.href);
  if(results === null)
    return null;
  else
    return results[1];
}

var location_param = geturlParams('location');
console.log(location_param);

// location_param = aberdeen