Javascript to modify current URL?

Question

I am trying to write a javascript that detects if the current page contains a "?" in the url and, if it does, get everything in the url up to the "?" and then reload the window with this new url. I've tried this:

var curr_url = window.location.toString();
if (curr_url.indexOf('?')!== -1){
    var goodpart = curr_url.split('?');
    //alert(goodpart[0]);
    window.location = goodpart[0];
}

But it doesn't seem to work. Either it does nothing for some pages or it works but keeps reloading the page over and over.

This should work, Is there any URL-rewriting active on serverside? — Dr.Molle, Aug 31 '12 at 00:43
Agree with Dr.Molle, do you have any meta tags? AJAX? What do you mean it keeps reloading the page? How are you implementing this? Example site? — vol7ron, Aug 31 '12 at 00:52
The reason it keeps re-loading the page is because when you change window.location, the browser will go and load that page. You keep getting caught in an infinite loop. — Kevin Johnson, Aug 31 '12 at 01:01

score 1 · Answer 1 · answered Aug 31 '12 at 00:37

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if (location.search)
{
    location.href = location.protocol + "//" + location.host + location.pathname;
}

That should reload to the current URL minus any querystring.

answered Aug 31 '12 at 00:37

Collin Grady

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You don't need the protocol and the host because they'll default to the current protocol and host anyway. – Neil Jul 11 '13 at 12:11

Littm · Answer 2 · 2013-08-15T02:26:00.623

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document.location.href=goodpart[0];

edited Aug 15 '13 at 02:26

answered Aug 31 '12 at 00:38

Littm

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vol7ron · Answer 3 · 2012-08-31T00:49:17.990

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var new_url     = (window.location+'').replace(/\?.*/,'');
window.location = new_url;

edited Aug 31 '12 at 00:49

answered Aug 31 '12 at 00:40

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Javascript to modify current URL?

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