Javascript: read from URL

Question

I use the following to read variables from a URL:

$.urlParam = function(name){
    var results = new RegExp('[\\?&amp;]' + name + '=([^&amp;#]*)').exec(window.location.href);
    return results[1] || 0;
}

The URLs in question are set like this:

<a href="View?wl_id=' + i.event_id + '&title=' + encodeURIComponent(i.event_title) + '">

I have an example URL which is:

...&title=New%20clothes!

To see it I alert(decodeURIComponent($.urlParam('title'))); which shows New Clothes! - perfect

I have another example which is:

...&title=Favorite%20Fragrances

This when alerted shows F - that's it

Another example:

...&title=private%20testing

When alerted produces 0

Any ideas why they don't all produce what they should?

Niet the Dark Absol · Accepted Answer · 2014-03-02 14:46:26Z

1

& is not correct. Use & instead.

answered Mar 2, 2014 at 14:46

Niet the Dark Absol

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