Calling URL parameters within a .js file

Question

I am calling a .js file within a HTML file. On the URL to the .js file I want to include a parameter that will be accessable to the code INSIDE the .js file.

For exa

Answer 1

function getUrlVars()
{
    var vars = [], hash;
    var hashes = window.location.href.slice(window.location.href
                     .indexOf('?') + 1).split('&');

    for(var i = 0; i < hashes.length; i++)
    {
        hash = hashes[i].split('=');
        vars.push(hash[0]);
        vars[hash[0]] = hash[1];
    }

    return vars;
}

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