search

Summary

Sets or retrieves the substring of the href property that follows the question mark.

Property of dom/Locationdom/Location

Syntax

var queryString = location.search;
location.search = queryString;

Return Value

Returns an object of type StringString

The query string component of the URL.

Examples

This example function returns the search property of the current page location.

function getSearch() {
    return document.location.search;
}

Notes

The substring that follows the question mark is the query string or form data.

Attributions

• Microsoft Developer Network: [Windows Internet Explorer API reference Article]