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Sindre Sorhus
Sindre Sorhus

Reputation: 63478

Change URL parameters and specify defaults using JavaScript

I have this URL:

site.fwx?position=1&archiveid=5000&columns=5&rows=20&sorting=ModifiedTimeAsc

what I need is to be able to change the 'rows' url param value to something i specify, lets say 10. And if the 'rows' doesn't exist, I need to add it to the end of the url and add the value i've already specified (10).

Upvotes: 246

Views: 517488

Answers (30)

Bedivierre
Bedivierre

Reputation: 71

function setQueryParamAndRedirect(paramName, value){
    var parts = window.location.href.split('?', 2);
    let path = parts[0];
    let query = parts[1] ?? '';
    let searchParams = new URLSearchParams(query);
    searchParams.set(paramName, value);
    window.location.href = path + '?' + searchParams.toString();
}

Upvotes: -1

Onkar
Onkar

Reputation: 2584

Use URLSearchParams to check, get and set the parameters value into URL

Here is the example to get the current URL set new parameters and update the URL or reload the page as per your needs

var rows = 5; // value that you want to set
var url = new URL(window.location);
(url.searchParams.has('rows') ? url.searchParams.set('rows', rows) : url.searchParams.append('rows', rows));

url.search = url.searchParams;
url        = url.toString();

// if you want to append into URL without reloading the page
history.pushState({}, null, url);

// want to reload the window with a new param
window.location = url;

Upvotes: 24

Alister
Alister

Reputation: 28299

A modern approach to this is to use native standard based URLSearchParams. It's supported by all major browsers, except for IE where polyfills are available.

const paramsString = "site.fwx?position=1&archiveid=5000&columns=5&rows=20&sorting=ModifiedTimeAsc"
const searchParams = new URLSearchParams(paramsString);
searchParams.set('rows', 10);
console.log(searchParams.toString()); // return modified string.

Upvotes: 82

sprutex
sprutex

Reputation: 1430

Consider this one:

const myUrl = new URL("http://www.example.com?columns=5&rows=20");
myUrl.searchParams.set('rows', 10);
console.log(myUrl.href); // http://www.example.com?columns=5&rows=10
myUrl.searchParams.set('foo', 'bar'); // add new param
console.log(myUrl.href); // http://www.example.com?columns=5&rows=10&foo=bar

It will do exactly the same thing you required. Please note URL must have correct format. In your example you have to specify protocol (either http or https)

Upvotes: 7

Fawaz Ahmed
Fawaz Ahmed

Reputation: 1564

let url= new URL("https://example.com/site.fwx?position=1&archiveid=5000&columns=5&rows=20&sorting=ModifiedTimeAsc")
url.searchParams.set('rows', 10)
console.log(url.toString())

Upvotes: 2

TjerkW
TjerkW

Reputation: 2150

This is the modern way to change URL parameters:

function setGetParam(key,value) {
  if (history.pushState) {
    var params = new URLSearchParams(window.location.search);
    params.set(key, value);
    var newUrl = window.location.origin 
          + window.location.pathname 
          + '?' + params.toString();
    window.history.pushState({path:newUrl},'',newUrl);
  }
}

Upvotes: 43

Ruben Lindström
Ruben Lindström

Reputation: 31

In the URLSearchParams documentation, there's a very clean way of doing this, without affecting the history stack.

// URL: https://example.com?version=1.0
const params = new URLSearchParams(location.search);
params.set('version', 2.0);

window.history.replaceState({}, '', `${location.pathname}?${params}`);
// URL: https://example.com?version=2.0

Similarily, to remove a parameter

params.delete('version')
window.history.replaceState({}, '', `${location.pathname}?${params}`);
// URL: https://example.com?

Upvotes: 3

Brahim SLIMANI
Brahim SLIMANI

Reputation: 390

var url = new URL(window.location.href);
var search_params = url.searchParams;
search_params.set("param", value);
url.search = search_params.toString();
var new_url = url.pathname + url.search;
window.history.replaceState({}, '', new_url);

Upvotes: 3

Gerard Carbó
Gerard Carbó

Reputation: 1905

Using javascript URL:

var url = new URL(window.location);
(url.searchParams.has('rows') ? url.searchParams.set('rows', rows) : url.searchParams.append('rows', rows));
window.location = url;

Upvotes: 3

Abeid Ahmed
Abeid Ahmed

Reputation: 355

Here is a simple solution using the query-string library.

const qs = require('query-string')
function addQuery(key, value) {
  const q = qs.parse(location.search)
  const url = qs.stringifyUrl(
    {
      url: location.pathname,
      query: {
      ...q,
      [key]: value,
      },
    },
    { skipEmptyString: true }
  );
  window.location.href = url
  // if you are using Turbolinks
  // add this: Turbolinks.visit(url)
}
// Usage
addQuery('page', 2)

If you are using react without react-router

export function useAddQuery() {
  const location = window.location;
  const addQuery = useCallback(
    (key, value) => {
      const q = qs.parse(location.search);
      const url = qs.stringifyUrl(
        {
          url: location.pathname,
          query: {
            ...q,
            [key]: value,
          },
        },
        { skipEmptyString: true }
      );
      window.location.href = url
    },
    [location]
  );

  return { addQuery };
}
// Usage
const { addQuery } = useAddQuery()
addQuery('page', 2)

If you are using react with react-router

export function useAddQuery() {
  const location = useLocation();
  const history = useHistory();

  const addQuery = useCallback(
    (key, value) => {
      let pathname = location.pathname;
      let searchParams = new URLSearchParams(location.search);
      searchParams.set(key, value);
      history.push({
        pathname: pathname,
        search: searchParams.toString()
      });
    },
    [location, history]
  );

  return { addQuery };
}

// Usage
const { addQuery } = useAddQuery()
addQuery('page', 2)

PS: qs is the import from query-string module.

Upvotes: 1

Waruna Manjula
Waruna Manjula

Reputation: 3477

URL query parameters can be easily modified using URLSearchParams and History interfaces:

// Construct URLSearchParams object instance from current URL querystring.
var queryParams = new URLSearchParams(window.location.search);
 
// Set new or modify existing parameter value. 
//queryParams.set("myParam", "myValue");
queryParams.set("rows", "10");
 
// Replace current querystring with the new one.
history.replaceState(null, null, "?"+queryParams.toString());

Alternatively instead of modifying current history entry using replaceState() we can use pushState() method to create a new one:

history.pushState(null, null, "?"+queryParams.toString());

https://zgadzaj.com/development/javascript/how-to-change-url-query-parameter-with-javascript-only

Upvotes: 12

Klesun
Klesun

Reputation: 13673

If you want to change the url in address bar:

const search = new URLSearchParams(location.search);
search.set('rows', 10);
location.search = search.toString();

Note, changing location.search reloads the page.

Upvotes: 1

user9206045
user9206045

Reputation:

No library, using URL() WebAPI (https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/URL)

function setURLParameter(url, parameter, value) {
    let url = new URL(url);
    if (url.searchParams.get(parameter) === value) {
        return url;
    }
    url.searchParams.set(parameter, value);
    return url.href;
}

This doesn't work on IE: https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/URL#Browser_compatibility

Upvotes: 0

Alper Ebicoglu
Alper Ebicoglu

Reputation: 9614

2020 Solution: sets the variable or removes iti if you pass null or undefined to the value.

var setSearchParam = function(key, value) {
    if (!window.history.pushState) {
        return;
    }

    if (!key) {
        return;
    }

    var url = new URL(window.location.href);
    var params = new window.URLSearchParams(window.location.search);
    if (value === undefined || value === null) {
        params.delete(key);
    } else {
        params.set(key, value);
    }

    url.search = params;
    url = url.toString();
    window.history.replaceState({url: url}, null, url);
}

Upvotes: 13

Dieter Gribnitz
Dieter Gribnitz

Reputation: 5208

I just wrote a simple module to deal with reading and updating the current url query params.

Example usage:

import UrlParams from './UrlParams'

UrlParams.remove('foo') //removes all occurences of foo=?
UrlParams.set('foo', 'bar') //set all occurences of foo equal to bar
UrlParams.add('foo', 'bar2') //add bar2 to foo result: foo=bar&foo=bar2
UrlParams.get('foo') //returns bar
UrlParams.get('foo', true) //returns [bar, bar2]

Here is my code named UrlParams.(js/ts):

class UrlParams {

    /**
     * Get params from current url
     * 
     * @returns URLSearchParams
     */
    static getParams(){
        let url = new URL(window.location.href)
        return new URLSearchParams(url.search.slice(1))
    }

    /**
     * Update current url with params
     * 
     * @param params URLSearchParams
     */
    static update(params){
        if(`${params}`){
            window.history.replaceState({}, '', `${location.pathname}?${params}`)
        } else {
            window.history.replaceState({}, '', `${location.pathname}`)
        }
    }

    /**
     * Remove key from url query
     * 
     * @param param string
     */
    static remove(param){
        let params = this.getParams()
        if(params.has(param)){
            params.delete(param)
            this.update(params)
        }
    }

    /**
     * Add key value pair to current url
     * 
     * @param key string
     * @param value string
     */
    static add(key, value){
        let params = this.getParams()
        params.append(key, value)
        this.update(params)
    }

    /**
     * Get value or values of key
     * 
     * @param param string
     * @param all string | string[]
     */
    static get(param, all=false){
        let params = this.getParams()
        if(all){
            return params.getAll(param)
        }
        return params.get(param)
    }

    /**
     * Set value of query param
     * 
     * @param key string
     * @param value string
     */
    static set(key, value){
        let params = this.getParams()
        params.set(key, value)
        this.update(params)
    }

}
export default UrlParams
export { UrlParams }

Upvotes: -1

Benjamin
Benjamin

Reputation: 19

My solution:

const setParams = (data) => {
    if (typeof data !== 'undefined' && typeof data !== 'object') {
        return
    }

    let url = new URL(window.location.href)
    const params = new URLSearchParams(url.search)

    for (const key of Object.keys(data)) {
        if (data[key] == 0) {
            params.delete(key)
        } else {
            params.set(key, data[key])
        }
    }

    url.search = params
    url = url.toString()
    window.history.replaceState({ url: url }, null, url)
}

Then just call "setParams" and pass an object with data you want to set.

Example:

$('select').on('change', e => {
    const $this = $(e.currentTarget)
    setParams({ $this.attr('name'): $this.val() })
})

In my case I had to update a html select input when it changes and if the value is "0", remove the parameter. You can edit the function and remove the parameter from the url if the object key is "null" as well.

Hope this helps yall

Upvotes: 1

Yordan Georgiev
Yordan Georgiev

Reputation: 5420

     // usage: clear ; cd src/js/node/js-unit-tests/01-set-url-param ; npm test ; cd -
     // prereqs: , nodejs , mocha
     // URI = scheme:[//authority]path[?paramName1=paramValue1&paramName2=paramValue2][#fragment]
     // call by: uri = uri.setUriParam("as","md")
     String.prototype.setUriParam = function (paramName, paramValue) {
        var uri = this
        var fragment = ( uri.indexOf('#') === -1 ) ? '' : uri.split('#')[1]
        uri = ( uri.indexOf('#') === -1 ) ? uri : uri.split('#')[0]
        if ( uri.indexOf("?") === -1 ) { uri = uri + '?&' }
        uri = uri.replace ( '?' + paramName , '?&' + paramName)
        var toRepl = (paramValue != null) ? ('$1' + paramValue) : ''
        var toSrch = new RegExp('([&]' + paramName + '=)(([^&#]*)?)')
        uri = uri.replace(toSrch,toRepl)
        if (uri.indexOf(paramName + '=') === -1 && toRepl != '' ) {
           var ampersandMayBe = uri.endsWith('&') ? '' : '&'
           uri = uri + ampersandMayBe + paramName + "=" + String(paramValue)
        }
        uri = ( fragment.length == 0 ) ? uri : (uri+"#"+fragment) //may-be re-add the fragment
        return uri
     }

     var assert = require('assert');
     describe('replacing url param value', function () {

        // scheme://authority/path[?p1=v1&p2=v2#fragment
        // a clean url
        it('http://org.com/path -> http://org.com/path?&prm=tgt_v', function (){
           var uri = 'http://site.eu:80/qto/view/devops_guide_doc'
           var uriExpected = 'http://site.eu:80/qto/view/devops_guide_doc?&bid=10'
           var uriActual = uri.setUriParam("bid",10)
           assert.equal(uriActual, uriExpected);
        });

        // has the url param existing after the ? with num value
        it('http://org.com/path?prm=src_v -> http://org.com/path?&prm=tgt_v', function (){
           var uri = 'http://site.eu:80/qto/view/devops_guide_doc?bid=57'
           var uriExpected = 'http://site.eu:80/qto/view/devops_guide_doc?&bid=10'
           var uriActual = uri.setUriParam("bid",10)
           assert.equal(uriActual, uriExpected);
        });

        // has the url param existing after the ? but string value
        it('http://org.com/path?prm=src_v -> http://org.com/path?&prm=tgt_v', function (){
           var uri = 'http://site.eu:80/qto/view/devops_guide_doc?bid=boo-bar'
           var uriExpected = 'http://site.eu:80/qto/view/devops_guide_doc?&bid=boo-bar-baz'
           var uriActual = uri.setUriParam("bid","boo-bar-baz")
           assert.equal(uriActual, uriExpected);
        });

        // has the url param existing after the ?& but string value
        it('http://org.com/path?&prm=src_v -> http://org.com/path?&prm=tgt_v', function (){
           var uri = 'http://site.eu:80/qto/view/devops_guide_doc?&bid=5'
           var uriExpected = 'http://site.eu:80/qto/view/devops_guide_doc?&bid=10'
           var uriActual = uri.setUriParam("bid",10)
           assert.equal(uriActual, uriExpected);
        });

        // has the url param existing after the ? with other param
        it('http://org.com/path?prm=src_v&other_p=other_v -> http://org.com/path?&prm=tgt_v&other_p=other_v', function (){
           var uri = 'http://site.eu:80/qto/view/devops_guide_doc?bid=5&other_p=other_v'
           var uriExpected = 'http://site.eu:80/qto/view/devops_guide_doc?&bid=10&other_p=other_v'
           var uriActual = uri.setUriParam("bid",10)
           assert.equal(uriActual, uriExpected);
        });

        // has the url param existing after the ?& with other param
        it('http://org.com/path?&prm=src_v&other_p=other_v -> http://org.com/path?&prm=tgt_v&other_p=other_v', function (){
           var uri = 'http://site.eu:80/qto/view/devops_guide_doc?&bid=5&other_p&other_v'
           var uriExpected = 'http://site.eu:80/qto/view/devops_guide_doc?&bid=10&other_p&other_v'
           var uriActual = uri.setUriParam("bid",10)
           assert.equal(uriActual, uriExpected);
        });

        // has the url param existing after the ? with other param with fragment
        it('http://org.com/path?prm=src_v&other_p=other_v#f -> http://org.com/path?&prm=tgt_v&other_p=other_v#f', function (){
           var uri = 'http://site.eu:80/qto/view/devops_guide_doc?bid=5&other_p=other_v#f'
           var uriExpected = 'http://site.eu:80/qto/view/devops_guide_doc?&bid=10&other_p=other_v#f'
           var uriActual = uri.setUriParam("bid",10)
           assert.equal(uriActual, uriExpected);
        });

        // has the url param existing after the ?& with other param with fragment
        it('http://org.com/path?&prm=src_v&other_p=other_v#f -> http://org.com/path?&prm=tgt_v&other_p=other_v#f', function (){
           var uri = 'http://site.eu:80/qto/view/devops_guide_doc?&bid=5&other_p&other_v#f'
           var uriExpected = 'http://site.eu:80/qto/view/devops_guide_doc?&bid=10&other_p&other_v#f'
           var uriActual = uri.setUriParam("bid",10)
           assert.equal(uriActual, uriExpected);
        });

        // remove the param-name , param-value pair
        it('http://org.com/path?prm=src_v&other_p=other_v#f -> http://org.com/path?&prm=tgt_v&other_p=other_v#f', function (){
           var uri = 'http://site.eu:80/qto/view/devops_guide_doc?bid=5&other_p=other_v#f'
           var uriExpected = 'http://site.eu:80/qto/view/devops_guide_doc?&other_p=other_v#f'
           var uriActual = uri.setUriParam("bid",null)
           assert.equal(uriActual, uriExpected);
        });

        // remove the param-name , param-value pair
        it('http://org.com/path?&prm=src_v&other_p=other_v#f -> http://org.com/path?&prm=tgt_v&other_p=other_v#f', function (){
           var uri = 'http://site.eu:80/qto/view/devops_guide_doc?&bid=5&other_p=other_v#f'
           var uriExpected = 'http://site.eu:80/qto/view/devops_guide_doc?&other_p=other_v#f'
           var uriActual = uri.setUriParam("bid",null)
           assert.equal(uriActual, uriExpected);
        });

        // add a new param name , param value pair
        it('http://org.com/path?prm=src_v&other_p=other_v#f -> http://org.com/path?&prm=tgt_v&other_p=other_v#f', function (){
           var uri = 'http://site.eu:80/qto/view/devops_guide_doc?&other_p=other_v#f'
           var uriExpected = 'http://site.eu:80/qto/view/devops_guide_doc?&other_p=other_v&bid=foo-bar#f'
           var uriActual = uri.setUriParam("bid","foo-bar")
           assert.equal(uriActual, uriExpected);
        });

     });

Upvotes: -2

lossy11
lossy11

Reputation: 1

my function support removing param

function updateURLParameter(url, param, paramVal, remove = false) {
        var newAdditionalURL = '';
        var tempArray = url.split('?');
        var baseURL = tempArray[0];
        var additionalURL = tempArray[1];
        var rows_txt = '';

        if (additionalURL)
            newAdditionalURL = decodeURI(additionalURL) + '&';

        if (remove)
            newAdditionalURL = newAdditionalURL.replace(param + '=' + paramVal, '');
        else
            rows_txt = param + '=' + paramVal;

        window.history.replaceState('', '', (baseURL + "?" + newAdditionalURL + rows_txt).replace('?&', '?').replace('&&', '&').replace(/\&$/, ''));
    }

Upvotes: -1

user3799810
user3799810

Reputation: 31

I know this is an old question. I have enhanced the function above to add or update query params. Still a pure JS solution only.

                      function addOrUpdateQueryParam(param, newval, search) {

                        var questionIndex = search.indexOf('?');

                        if (questionIndex < 0) {
                            search = search + '?';
                            search = search + param + '=' + newval;
                            return search;
                        }

                        var regex = new RegExp("([?;&])" + param + "[^&;]*[;&]?");
                        var query = search.replace(regex, "$1").replace(/&$/, '');

                        var indexOfEquals = query.indexOf('=');

                        return (indexOfEquals >= 0 ? query + '&' : query + '') + (newval ? param + '=' + newval : '');
                    }

Upvotes: -1

bronson
bronson

Reputation: 5982

Quick little solution in pure js, no plugins needed:

function replaceQueryParam(param, newval, search) {
    var regex = new RegExp("([?;&])" + param + "[^&;]*[;&]?");
    var query = search.replace(regex, "$1").replace(/&$/, '');

    return (query.length > 2 ? query + "&" : "?") + (newval ? param + "=" + newval : '');
}

Call it like this:

 window.location = '/mypage' + replaceQueryParam('rows', 55, window.location.search)

Or, if you want to stay on the same page and replace multiple params:

 var str = window.location.search
 str = replaceQueryParam('rows', 55, str)
 str = replaceQueryParam('cols', 'no', str)
 window.location = window.location.pathname + str

edit, thanks Luke: To remove the parameter entirely, pass false or null for the value: replaceQueryParam('rows', false, params). Since 0 is also falsy, specify '0'.

Upvotes: 82

Adil Malik
Adil Malik

Reputation: 6357

I've extended Sujoy's code to make up a function.

/**
 * http://stackoverflow.com/a/10997390/11236
 */
function updateURLParameter(url, param, paramVal){
    var newAdditionalURL = "";
    var tempArray = url.split("?");
    var baseURL = tempArray[0];
    var additionalURL = tempArray[1];
    var temp = "";
    if (additionalURL) {
        tempArray = additionalURL.split("&");
        for (var i=0; i<tempArray.length; i++){
            if(tempArray[i].split('=')[0] != param){
                newAdditionalURL += temp + tempArray[i];
                temp = "&";
            }
        }
    }

    var rows_txt = temp + "" + param + "=" + paramVal;
    return baseURL + "?" + newAdditionalURL + rows_txt;
}

Function Calls:

var newURL = updateURLParameter(window.location.href, 'locId', 'newLoc');
newURL = updateURLParameter(newURL, 'resId', 'newResId');

window.history.replaceState('', '', updateURLParameter(window.location.href, "param", "value"));

Updated version that also take care of the anchors on the URL. 

function updateURLParameter(url, param, paramVal)
{
    var TheAnchor = null;
    var newAdditionalURL = "";
    var tempArray = url.split("?");
    var baseURL = tempArray[0];
    var additionalURL = tempArray[1];
    var temp = "";

    if (additionalURL) 
    {
        var tmpAnchor = additionalURL.split("#");
        var TheParams = tmpAnchor[0];
            TheAnchor = tmpAnchor[1];
        if(TheAnchor)
            additionalURL = TheParams;

        tempArray = additionalURL.split("&");

        for (var i=0; i<tempArray.length; i++)
        {
            if(tempArray[i].split('=')[0] != param)
            {
                newAdditionalURL += temp + tempArray[i];
                temp = "&";
            }
        }        
    }
    else
    {
        var tmpAnchor = baseURL.split("#");
        var TheParams = tmpAnchor[0];
            TheAnchor  = tmpAnchor[1];

        if(TheParams)
            baseURL = TheParams;
    }

    if(TheAnchor)
        paramVal += "#" + TheAnchor;

    var rows_txt = temp + "" + param + "=" + paramVal;
    return baseURL + "?" + newAdditionalURL + rows_txt;
}

Upvotes: 136

Jonathan Aquino
Jonathan Aquino

Reputation: 3870

Here I have taken Adil Malik's answer and fixed the 3 issues I identified with it.

/**
 * Adds or updates a URL parameter.
 *
 * @param {string} url  the URL to modify
 * @param {string} param  the name of the parameter
 * @param {string} paramVal  the new value for the parameter
 * @return {string}  the updated URL
 */
self.setParameter = function (url, param, paramVal){
  // http://stackoverflow.com/a/10997390/2391566
  var parts = url.split('?');
  var baseUrl = parts[0];
  var oldQueryString = parts[1];
  var newParameters = [];
  if (oldQueryString) {
    var oldParameters = oldQueryString.split('&');
    for (var i = 0; i < oldParameters.length; i++) {
      if(oldParameters[i].split('=')[0] != param) {
        newParameters.push(oldParameters[i]);
      }
    }
  }
  if (paramVal !== '' && paramVal !== null && typeof paramVal !== 'undefined') {
    newParameters.push(param + '=' + encodeURI(paramVal));
  }
  if (newParameters.length > 0) {
    return baseUrl + '?' + newParameters.join('&');
  } else {
    return baseUrl;
  }
}

Upvotes: 2

Matthew Flaschen
Matthew Flaschen

Reputation: 284786

I think you want the query plugin.

E.g.:

window.location.search = jQuery.query.set("rows", 10);

This will work regardless of the current state of rows.

Upvotes: 95

Chris
Chris

Reputation: 8968

I was looking for the same thing and found: https://github.com/medialize/URI.js which is quite nice :)

-- Update

I found a better package: https://www.npmjs.org/package/qs it also deals with arrays in get params.

Upvotes: 0

Bobb Fwed
Bobb Fwed

Reputation: 317

Here is what I do. Using my editParams() function, you can add, remove, or change any parameter, then use the built in replaceState() function to update the URL:

window.history.replaceState('object or string', 'Title', 'page.html' + editParams('sorting', ModifiedTimeAsc));


// background functions below:

// add/change/remove URL parameter
// use a value of false to remove parameter
// returns a url-style string
function editParams (key, value) {
  key = encodeURI(key);

  var params = getSearchParameters();

  if (Object.keys(params).length === 0) {
    if (value !== false)
      return '?' + key + '=' + encodeURI(value);
    else
      return '';
  }

  if (value !== false)
    params[key] = encodeURI(value);
  else
    delete params[key];

  if (Object.keys(params).length === 0)
    return '';

  return '?' + $.map(params, function (value, key) {
    return key + '=' + value;
  }).join('&');
}

// Get object/associative array of URL parameters
function getSearchParameters () {
  var prmstr = window.location.search.substr(1);
  return prmstr !== null && prmstr !== "" ? transformToAssocArray(prmstr) : {};
}

// convert parameters from url-style string to associative array
function transformToAssocArray (prmstr) {
  var params = {},
      prmarr = prmstr.split("&");

  for (var i = 0; i < prmarr.length; i++) {
    var tmparr = prmarr[i].split("=");
    params[tmparr[0]] = tmparr[1];
  }
  return params;
}

Upvotes: 1

rb-
rb-

Reputation: 2365

I too have written a library for getting and setting URL query parameters in JavaScript.

Here is an example of its usage.

var url = Qurl.create()
  , query
  , foo
  ;

Get query params as an object, by key, or add/change/remove.

// returns { foo: 'bar', baz: 'qux' } for ?foo=bar&baz=qux
query = url.query();

// get the current value of foo
foo = url.query('foo');

// set ?foo=bar&baz=qux
url.query('foo', 'bar');
url.query('baz', 'qux');

// unset foo, leaving ?baz=qux
url.query('foo', false); // unsets foo

Upvotes: 0

Sindre Sorhus
Sindre Sorhus

Reputation: 63478

To answer my own question 4 years later, after having learned a lot. Especially that you shouldn't use jQuery for everything. I've created a simple module that can parse/stringify a query string. This makes it easy to modify the query string.

You can use query-string as follows:

// parse the query string into an object
var q = queryString.parse(location.search);
// set the `row` property
q.rows = 10;
// convert the object to a query string
// and overwrite the existing query string
location.search = queryString.stringify(q);

Upvotes: 82

Mikhus
Mikhus

Reputation: 1069

You can use this my library to do the job: https://github.com/Mikhus/jsurl

var url = new Url('site.fwx?position=1&archiveid=5000&columns=5&rows=20&sorting=ModifiedTimeAsc');
url.query.rows = 10;
alert( url);

Upvotes: 7

redsquare
redsquare

Reputation: 78667

Ben Alman has a good jquery querystring/url plugin here that allows you to manipulate the querystring easily.

As requested -

Goto his test page here

In firebug enter the following into the console

jQuery.param.querystring(window.location.href, 'a=3&newValue=100');

It will return you the following amended url string

http://benalman.com/code/test/js-jquery-url-querystring.html?a=3&b=Y&c=Z&newValue=100#n=1&o=2&p=3

Notice the a querystring value for a has changed from X to 3 and it has added the new value.

You can then use the new url string however you wish e.g using document.location = newUrl or change an anchor link etc

Upvotes: 61

Appetere
Appetere

Reputation: 6261

Another variation on Sujoy's answer. Just changed the variable names & added a namespace wrapper:

window.MyNamespace = window.MyNamespace  || {};
window.MyNamespace.Uri = window.MyNamespace.Uri || {};

(function (ns) {

    ns.SetQueryStringParameter = function(url, parameterName, parameterValue) {

        var otherQueryStringParameters = "";

        var urlParts = url.split("?");

        var baseUrl = urlParts[0];
        var queryString = urlParts[1];

        var itemSeparator = "";
        if (queryString) {

            var queryStringParts = queryString.split("&");

            for (var i = 0; i < queryStringParts.length; i++){

                if(queryStringParts[i].split('=')[0] != parameterName){

                    otherQueryStringParameters += itemSeparator + queryStringParts[i];
                    itemSeparator = "&";
                }
            }
        }

        var newQueryStringParameter = itemSeparator + parameterName + "=" + parameterValue;

        return baseUrl + "?" + otherQueryStringParameters + newQueryStringParameter;
    };

})(window.MyNamespace.Uri);

Useage is now:

var changedUrl = MyNamespace.Uri.SetQueryStringParameter(originalUrl, "CarType", "Ford");

Upvotes: 0

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