MediaWiki:Common.js

/**
 * Any JavaScript here will be loaded for all users on every page load. 
 **/

function parseParams( url ) {
    // Helper function to get querystring parameters as a JS object
    // Located here as MediaWiki messes up the ampersand when included inline using rawHTML
    var ret={};
    if ( url.indexOf( '?' ) === -1 ) {
        return ret; 
    }
    var s = url.split( '?' ).slice( 1 ).join();
    var t = s.split( '&' );
    for ( var i = 0; i < t.length; ++i ) {
        var z = t[ i ].split( '=' );
        z.push( null );
        ret[ z[ 0 ] ] = z[ 1 ];
    }
    return ret;
}