javascript query string to object URLSearchParams code example

Example 1: javascript reading query parameter

// example url: https://mydomain.com/?fname=johnny&lname=depp
const urlParams = new URLSearchParams(window.location.search);
const firstName = urlParams.get('fname'); // johnny

Example 2: javascript urlsearchparams to object

var search = location.search.substring(1);
JSON.parse('{"' + decodeURI(search).replace(/"/g, '\\"').replace(/&/g, '","').replace(/=/g,'":"') + '"}')