+ // implement $.parseQuerystring() for parsing URL parameters
+ mkws.parseQuerystring = function() {
+ var nvpair = {};
+ var qs = window.location.search.replace('?', '');
+ var pairs = qs.split('&');
+ $.each(pairs, function(i, v){
+ var pair = v.split('=');
+ nvpair[pair[0]] = pair[1];
+ });
+ return nvpair;
+ }
+
+
+ // This function is taken from a StackOverflow answer
+ // http://stackoverflow.com/questions/901115/how-can-i-get-query-string-values-in-javascript/901144#901144
+ // ### should we unify this and parseQuerystring()?
+ mkws.getParameterByName = function(name) {
+ name = name.replace(/[\[]/, "\\[").replace(/[\]]/, "\\]");
+ var regex = new RegExp("[\\?&]" + name + "=([^&#]*)"),
+ results = regex.exec(location.search);
+ return results == null ? "" : decodeURIComponent(results[1].replace(/\+/g, " "));
+ }
+
+