javascript function to get query string

function getQuerystring(key, default_) {

if (default_ == null) default_ = "";

key = key.replace(/[\[]/, "\\\[").replace(/[\]]/, "\\\]");

var regex = new RegExp("[\\?&]" + key + "=([^&#]*)");

var qs = regex.exec(window.location.href);

if (qs == null)

return default_;

else

return qs[1];

}

source: http://www.bloggingdeveloper.com/post/JavaScript-QueryString-ParseGet-QueryString-with-Client-Side-JavaScript.aspx

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julie