Get value from a string after a special character

Question

How do i trim and get the value after a special character from a hidden field The hidden field value is like this

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Answer 1

Assuming you have your hidden input in a jQuery object $myHidden, you then use JavaScript (not jQuery) to get the part after ?:

var myVal = $myHidden.val ();
var tmp = myVal.substr ( myVal.indexOf ( '?' ) + 1 ); // tmp now contains whatever is after ?