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Brief Description:
parse url - returns parameter value given the name
Last Modified:
05 Oct 2009
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Code / Description
Requires dojo script library
//returns param value given param name - case sensitive
function getParam(paramName){
var paramAll = dojo.filter(location.href.split("&"), function(item){ return paramName==item.substr(0,paramName.length); })[0];
return (typeof(paramAll)=='undefined' || paramAll.indexOf('=')==-1)?"":paramAll.split('=')[1];
}
Usage / Example