Using split function in javascript want to split the url at the time of page load?

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Get query string values in JavaScript

I have a URL like below

    http://domain_name/?act=SiteVisit

I want to split this URL and want to take act value in one variable at the time of page load.

$('document').ready(function(){
    var mail_link  = window.location;   
    var arrURL     = mail_link.split('='); 
    alert(arrURL[1]);
    return false;
});

I used the above code but its not working.But if I print and assign the variable which i get in alert message its working

So tell me how to get the SiteVisit in a variable

also: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/901115/get-query-string-values-in-javascript — Thilo, Sep 10 '12 at 05:03
why not using query? (http://archive.plugins.jquery.com/project/query-object)? — , Sep 10 '12 at 05:27

Ahsan Khurshid · Answer 1 · 2012-09-10T05:15:16.273

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window.location doesn't return anything. It should be window.location.href

var mail_link  = window.location.href;   
var arrURL = mail_link.split('='); 
alert(arrURL[1]);
return false;

SEE DEMO

edited Sep 10 '12 at 05:15

answered Sep 10 '12 at 05:04

Ahsan Khurshid

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`window.location` doesn't return a string for me. Try `window.location.href`. – Blender Sep 10 '12 at 05:07

KooiInc · Accepted Answer · 2012-09-10T05:25:08.420

You could use location.search, which represents the query part of the location (everything after ?):

$('document').ready(function(){
    alert(location.search.split('=')[1]); 
});

If the string consists of more than one parameter (e.g. ?act=SiteVisit&last=yesterday), you can decompose it with something like:

var params = {}, srch = location.search.split('&');
for (var i=0;i<srch.length;i+=1){
  var pair = srch[i].split('=');
  params[pair[0]]  = pair[1];
}
// for ?act=SiteVisit&last=yesterday =>
// params.act = 'SiteVisit'
// params.last = 'yesterday'

Using split function in javascript want to split the url at the time of page load?

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