JavaScript: Get an object containing the parameters of the current URL

JavaScript fundamental (ES6 Syntax): Exercise-51 with Solution

Get Current URL Parameters as Object

Write a JavaScript program to get an object containing the current URL parameters.

• Use String.prototype.match() with an appropriate regular expression to get all key-value pairs.
• Use Array.prototype.reduce() to map and combine them into a single object.
• Pass location.search as the argument to apply to the current url.

Sample Solution:

JavaScript Code:

//#Source https://bit.ly/2neWfJ2
// Define a function 'get_URL_Parameters' to extract URL parameters from a given URL.
const get_URL_Parameters = url =>
  // Use regex to match parameter-value pairs in the URL, then reduce the matches into an object.
  (url.match(/([^?=&]+)(=([^&]*))/g) || []).reduce(
    (a, v) => ((a[v.slice(0, v.indexOf('='))] = v.slice(v.indexOf('=') + 1)), a),
    {}
  );

// Test cases
console.log(get_URL_Parameters('http://url.com/page?name=Adam&surname=Smith')); // Output: { name: 'Adam', surname: 'Smith' }
console.log(get_URL_Parameters('google.com')); // Output: {}
console.log(get_URL_Parameters('https://www.w3resource.com')); // Output: {}

Output:

{"name":"Adam","surname":"Smith"}
{}
{}

Flowchart:

Live Demo:

See the Pen javascript-basic-exercise-1-51 by w3resource (@w3resource) on CodePen.

For more Practice: Solve these Related Problems:

• Write a JavaScript program that parses the current page URL and returns an object containing its query parameters.
• Write a JavaScript function that converts a URL's search string into a key-value object using URLSearchParams.
• Write a JavaScript program that extracts URL parameters and handles cases with duplicate keys by storing values in an array.

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