Reach IF statment from address field

[vilhelm]

Hi!
Is there any way to reach a IF ELSE statment via the address filed?

Like there is with the GET method for PHP?

For example index.html?car=mercedes writes or reqiure a file, that should have been viewed if the variable cars value was "mercedes"?

/ Vilhelm

[xelawho]

you can check the value of the query string like this:

var car=window.location.search.substring(1).split("=")[1];
if (car=="mercedes"){
alert("do stuff")
}

... the "do stuff" bit I leave to you...

[Logic Ali]

Allowing for missing parameter:

var car=window.location.search.substring(1).split("=");

if ( car.length == 2 && car[ 1 ] == "mercedes" )
{
  alert("do stuff")
}

[xelawho]

fair enough. seems overly cautious though... if the string is index.html?car=

then window.location.search.substring(1).split("=")[1]

will return blank, which obviously != "mercedes", so why?

[Logic Ali]

Originally Posted by xelawho

fair enough. seems overly cautious though... if the string is index.html?car=

then window.location.search.substring(1).split("=")[1]

will return blank, which obviously != "mercedes", so why?

I just don't like to see the practice of assuming the existence of an object or element, even if it's not fatal.