Last segment of URL in jquery

Question

How do I get the last segment of a url? I have the following script which displays the full url of the anchor tag clicked:

$(\".tag_name_goes_here\").live(\         


        

Answer 1

// Store original location in loc like: http://test.com/one/ (ending slash)
var loc = location.href; 
// If the last char is a slash trim it, otherwise return the original loc
loc = loc.lastIndexOf('/') == (loc.length -1) ? loc.substr(0,loc.length-1) : loc.substr(0,loc.lastIndexOf('/'));
var targetValue = loc.substr(loc.lastIndexOf('/') + 1);

targetValue = one

If your url looks like:

http://test.com/one/

or

http://test.com/one

or

http://test.com/one/index.htm

Then loc ends up looking like: http://test.com/one

Now, since you want the last item, run the next step to load the value (targetValue) you originally wanted.

var targetValue = loc.substr(loc.lastIndexOf('/') + 1);