function getQueryParamValue(param){ var q = document.location.search || document.location.hash; if(q){ var startIndex = q.indexOf(param +"="); var endIndex = (q.indexOf("&", startIndex) > -1) ? q.indexOf("&", startIndex) : q.length; if (q.length > 1 && startIndex > -1) { return unescape(q.substring(q.indexOf("=", startIndex)+1, endIndex)); } } return "x"; }