convert object to querystring in nodejs code example

Example 1: javascript object to query string

function objectToQueryString(obj) {
  var str = [];
  for (var p in obj)
    if (obj.hasOwnProperty(p)) {
      str.push(encodeURIComponent(p) + "=" + encodeURIComponent(obj[p]));
    }
  return str.join("&");
}

var person = { first_name : "Marty",last_name : "Mcfly"};
var queryString=objectToQueryString(person); //"first_name=Marty&last_name=Mcfly"

Example 2: string to query string javascript

serialize = function(obj) {
  var str = [];
  for (var p in obj)
    if (obj.hasOwnProperty(p)) {
      str.push(encodeURIComponent(p) + "=" + encodeURIComponent(obj[p]));
    }
  return str.join("&");
}

console.log(serialize({
  foo: "hi there",
  bar: "100%"
}));
// foo=hi%20there&bar=100%25