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Get URL Parameters

05.17.2012
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function getURLParameter(name){
  return decodeURI(
    (RegEXP(name + '=' + '(.+?)(&|$)').exec(location.search)||[,null])[1]
  );
}
This function takes the name of your parameter as a string and returns it's value as set in the current URL.
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