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js-queryparams
A JavaScript library to retrieve the query parameters with cross-browser support.
How to Install:
Inside your project, run the following command:
npm i js-queryparams
The above command will install the js-queryparams module inside the node_modules folder. After this you can either directly refer to the node_modules/js-queryparams/lib/index.js file from within your webpage or extract it and host it in your webserver.
Usage:
Assume the current browser url is:
https://www.example.com/?p1=v1&p2=some=text&p3={"key1":"val1","key2":[1,2,3,4]}&p4=v4&p4=a4&p4=&p5=https://www.example.com&p6=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.example.com%2F%3Fabc%3Ddef%26pqr%3Dxyz&p7=test=01&p8&p9=v9#somehash
The library has the following functions:
Get a specific query parameter:
queryParams.get(<paramName>);
e.g.:
queryParams.get("p1"); // --> "v1" i.e. a single value.
queryParams.get("p4"); // --> ["v4", "a4", ""] i.e. an Array of values, if the parameter gets repeated in the query string.
Get all the query parameters:
queryParams.getAll()
// Output:
{
"p1": "v1",
"p2": "some=text",
"p3": "{\"key1\":\"val1\",\"key2\":[1,2,3,4]}",
"p4": [
"v4",
"a4",
""
],
"p5": "https://www.example.com",
"p6": "https://www.example.com/?abc=def&pqr=xyz",
"p7": "test=01",
"p8": "",
"p9": "v9"
}
Support for custom url:
The queryParams.get and queryParams.getAll functions also support an optional argument to specify a url.
queryParams.getAll("https://www.example.com/?p1=v1&p2=v2")
// Output:
{
"p1": "v1",
"p2": "v2"
}
queryParams.get("p2", "https://www.example.com/?p1=v1&p2=v2")
// Output:
"v2"
Change the reference "queryParams":
In case the reference queryParams needs to be changed, then it can be done as follows:
// queryParams.changeRef(<newRefName>);
// e.g.:
queryParams.changeRef("$qp");
console.log(queryParams); // --> ReferenceError
// use $qp instead of queryParams
$qp.get("p1"); // --> "v1"
Once the reference is changed, the old reference is deleted, so trying to use it will result in a ReferenceError.