Anchor search Property

Return the querystring part of a link:

var x = document.getElementById("myAnchor").search;

Description

The search property sets or returns the querystring part of the href attribute value.

The querystring is the part of the URL after the question mark (?). This is often used for parameter passing.

Property
search	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes

Return the search property:

anchorObject.search

Set the search property:

anchorObject.search = querystring

Value	Description
querystring	Specifies the search part of a URL

Return Value:	A String, representing the querystring part of the URL, including the question mark (?)

Change the querystring part of a link:

document.getElementById("myAnchor").search = "somenewsearchvalue";