A collection of the String Object prototype methods.
Turns a querystring into an object of key/value pairs.
Syntax
myString.parseQueryString(decodeKeys, decodeValues);
Arguments
- decodeKeys - (boolean, optional) if set to false, keys are passed through [decodeURIComponent][]; defaults to true
- 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
- 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