get Query parameters code example

Example 1: javascript read query parameters

// example url: https://mydomain.com/?fname=johnny&lname=depp
const queryString = window.location.search;
console.log(queryString);
// ?fname=johnny&lname=depp

const urlParams = new URLSearchParams(queryString);

const firstName = urlParams.get('fname');
console.log(firstName);
// johnny

const lastName = urlParams.get('lname');
console.log(lastName);
// depp

Example 2: javascript get query parameter

function getUrlParameter(name) {
    name = name.replace(/[\[]/, '\\[').replace(/[\]]/, '\\]');
    var regex = new RegExp('[\\?&]' + name + '=([^&#]*)');
    var results = regex.exec(location.search);
    return results === null ? '' : decodeURIComponent(results[1].replace(/\+/g, ' '));
};

Example 3: expressjs query params

// GET /search?q=tobi+ferret
console.dir(req.query.q)
// => 'tobi ferret'

// GET /shoes?order=desc&shoe[color]=blue&shoe[type]=converse
console.dir(req.query.order)
// => 'desc'

console.dir(req.query.shoe.color)
// => 'blue'

console.dir(req.query.shoe.type)
// => 'converse'

// GET /shoes?color[]=blue&color[]=black&color[]=red
console.dir(req.query.color)
// => ['blue', 'black', 'red']

Example 4: query parameters

Query Parameter 
		represented as  key value pair right after the ? 
		https://www.google.com/search?q=iloveyou
	usually used to filter the result
    
    GET /api/spartacus/search?gender=Male&nameContains=li
	if we have more than one query parameter 
		& is used to connect them 
        
 Also there is a Path Parameter|variable
	/api/spartans/{id}  /api/spartans/:id 
	It's used to identify single resource amonth list of resources
	in above example 
		the id is the path parameter to identify single spartan

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