function getQueryStringArgs(){
//get query string without the initial ?
var qs = (location.search.length > 0 ? location.search.substring(1) : ""),
//object to hold data
args = {},
//get individual items
items = qs.length ? qs.split("&") : [],
item = null,
name = null,
value = null,
//used in for loop
i = 0,
len = items.length;
//assign each item onto the args object
for (i=0; i < len; i++){
item = items[i].split("=");
name = decodeURIComponent(item[0]);
value = decodeURIComponent(item[1]);
if (name.length){
args[name] = value;
}
}
return args;
}
//assume query string of ?q=javascript&num=10
var args = getQueryStringArgs();
console.log(args); //"javascript"