js library to read query param 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: make query param optional node

app.get('/user/:id?', function userIdHandler (req, res) {
  console.log(req.route)
  res.send('GET')
})