How To- Get Query String Value using Java Script

In web application development, we all are well aware of Query String and Its uses. We can easily retrieve the Query String values from URL on server-side, but sometimes we need to find the Query String values from URL on client-side i.e using Java Script. But in Java Script, there is no standard way or function to get the Query String values from URL. So here I am explaining how can you get the Query String values from URL using Java Script.

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The following Java Script code snippet facilitates you to retrieve the query string key value. You can also pass the default value if the key value is not find. Here is the function-