I have a string like this:
abc=foo&def=%5Basf%5D&xyz=5
How can I convert it into a JavaScript object like this?
{
abc: 'foo',
def: '[asf]',
xyz: 5
}
This edit improves and explains the answer based on the comments.
var search = location.search.substring(1);
JSON.parse('{"' + decodeURI(search).replace(/"/g, '\\"').replace(/&/g, '","').replace(/=/g,'":"') + '"}')
Example
Parse abc=foo&def=%5Basf%5D&xyz=5
in five steps:
abc=foo","def=[asf]","xyz=5
abc":"foo","def":"[asf]","xyz":"5
{"abc":"foo","def":"[asf]","xyz":"5"}
which is legal JSON.
An improved solution allows for more characters in the search string. It uses a reviver function for URI decoding:
var search = location.search.substring(1);
JSON.parse('{"' + search.replace(/&/g, '","').replace(/=/g,'":"') + '"}', function(key, value) { return key===""?value:decodeURIComponent(value) })
Example
search = "abc=foo&def=%5Basf%5D&xyz=5&foo=b%3Dar";
gives
Object {abc: "foo", def: "[asf]", xyz: "5", foo: "b=ar"}
A one-liner:
JSON.parse('{"' + decodeURI("abc=foo&def=%5Basf%5D&xyz=5".replace(/&/g, "\",\"").replace(/=/g,"\":\"")) + '"}')