A collection of the String Object prototype methods.

Turns a querystring into an object of key/value pairs.

Syntax

myString.parseQueryString(decodeKeys, decodeValues);

Arguments

  1. decodeKeys - (boolean, optional) if set to false, keys are passed through [decodeURIComponent][]; defaults to true
  2. decodeValues - (boolean, optional) if set to false, values are passed through [decodeURIComponent][]; defaults to true

Example

"apple=red&lemon=yellow".parseQueryString();
//returns { apple: "red", lemon: "yellow }
var fruits = "apple=red&lemon=yellow".parseQueryString();
//returns fruits.apple > "red"

Returns

  • (object) the querystring as key/value pairs

Removes from a query string any keys that have empty values.

Syntax

myQueryString.cleanQueryString([method]);

Arguments

  1. method - (funciton, optional) a method passed to [Array.filter][] that returns true if a key/value set should be included. Defaults to a method that checks that the value is not an empty string.

Example

var cleaned = "a=b&x=&z=123&e=".cleanQueryString();
//cleaned = "a=b&z=123"
var noNumberValues = "a=b&x=y&z=123&e=".cleanQueryString(function(set){
    //set is "a=b", "x=y", "z=123", "e="
    return !set.split("=")[1].match(/[0-9]/);
});
//noNumberValues = "a=b&x=y&e="

Returns

  • (string) the string appropriate key/values removed