Using location.search object.

[awolff01]

Hello,

I would like to determine the query string of the current window.

I was looking at some example in the Rhino book that used the following syntax:

var qs = location.search.substring(1);
alert(qs);

When I use the above syntax in my script I do not see anything. But my url has alot of stuff after the "?"

I am not sure I undertand what the .substring(1) portion is doing?

Any help is appreciated.

 

[mwolf00]

string.substring(from,to)
string.substr(start,length)

They are not the same...

Does this help?

var qs = location.search.substr(1);
alert(qs);


If not, try it without the substring...

var qs = location.search
alert(qs);


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[jemminger]

the substring(1) is to remove the "?" at the beginning.

are you using frames? if so you might need to use

var qs = top.location.search.substring(1);
alert(qs);


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