get URL Variables

// Read a page's GET URL variables and return them as an associative array.Read a page's GET URL variables and return them as an associative array.
// Example for URL http://www.example.com/index.html?hello=bonjour&goodevening=bonsoir
// var hash = getUrlVars(); alert(hash['hello']); // prints 'bonjour' alert(hash['goodevening']); // prints 'bonsoir'

function getUrlVars()
{
    var vars = [], hash;
    var hashes = window.location.href.slice(window.location.href.indexOf('?') + 1).split('&');

    for(var i = 0; i < hashes.length; i++)
    {
        hash = hashes[i].split('=');
        vars.push(hash[0]);
        vars[hash[0]] = hash[1];
    }

    return vars;
}