HTML Parameters

(Using "?" or hash "#" with docuemnt.URL and window.location.href)

Example of using Parameters (Parms) via the URL when loading an HTML Page.

Examples

• Reading Html Parameters.
  • document.URL vs window.location.href
    • document.URL
      With IE 5 & 6, if you launch a local url (file:///) the parms are NOT seen using document.URL, however if you use the "#" (aka hash mark) to reference a bookmark or anchor they will show using document.URL.  If you launch via a web server, then both (? & #) will work.  I think Netscape works differently.  I'm not sure why IE behaves this way with local url's.
    • window.location.href
      Doesn't seem to have the problem that document.URL has with IE 5 & 6.
  • Reading Html Parameters using ? - example of reading the HTML parameters and using them in JavaScript.
    Ex: <a href="ex_htmlparm_readparms.htm?parm1=Hello&parm2=World&parm3=Testing info." target="_blank">Reading Html Parameters using ?</a>
  • Reading Html Parameters using # - example of reading the HTML parameters and using them in JavaScript.
    Ex: <a href="ex_htmlparm_readparms.htm#parm1=Hello&parm2=World&parm3=Testing info." target="_blank">Reading Html Parameters using #</a>
• Passing Html Parms to another Html page in a new window.
  • Pass Html Parms - example of an HTML page that reads the parms, launches another and then launches another HTML page passing the HTML parms to that page.