Javascript, remove parameters from links

Question

What I am trying to do is to create a small Chrome extension that will automatically trim the &bar= parameter from a list of links

So a link such as:

http://www.website.com/page&foo=2&bar=3

Becomes:

http://www.website.com/page&foo=2

Alternatively a solution where just copying the links will remove the &bar= parameters will do.

have a look into regular expressions w3schools.com/jsref/jsref_obj_regexp.asp — r8n5n
– r8n5n, Commented Sep 18, 2012 at 14:19

João Silva · Accepted Answer · 2012-09-18 14:18:17Z

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Use replace, for example:

var s = 'http://www.website.com/page&foo=2&bar=3';
s.replace(/&bar=[^&]*/, "");

answered Sep 18, 2012 at 14:18

João Silva

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Maybe * is better: /&bar=[^&]*/.

@VisioN: Indeed, thanks, it's possible that bar's value is empty.