[thelist] JavaScript and GET name value pairs

[.jeff]

tom,

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> From: Tom Dell'Aringa
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> > http://members.evolt.org/jeff/code/js_url_variables/index.cfm
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> Thanks for the code Jeff, as usual concise and works
> perfectly. Quick question - how does the object
> reference url.name resolve when the code snippet never
> actually 'runs' - its not a function that gets called
> via an event. Does the stating of the object reference
> create the object and run the code?
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yes, it's really that simple.  location.search is available from the second
the page starts loading so there's no point in waiting for the onload event
to generate the url object.  i wanted this code block to be completely
stand-alone so that i could use it in any project and know that any query
string name/value pairs had already been recreated in url variables ala
coldfusion.  i didn't want to have to call functions to get back a name's
value.  i wanted it to be as absolutely simple as possible.  this is one of
those times where simpler really is better.

.jeff

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