Plain old query string with jquery-address

Question

Hi,

i'm implementing deep linking for my website.

I wonder, why jquery-address is unable just to set a query string, like this:

www.mywebsite.com?search=keyword

When i using

$.address.parameter("search", "keyword")

jquery-address sets follwing url:

www.mywebsite.com?search#/?keyword

Why, it doing so ?

I just need the plain old query string, like in my first example.

Help, please !

Answer 1

Those addresses use the hash, which is because they're meant for the client. If you want to manipulate the query string, you can use the query plugin. E.g.:

window.location.search = $.query.set('search', 'keyword');

EDIT:

If you wanted to make multiple changes, you could do, e.g.:

var newQuery = $.query.set('search', 'keyword');
// ...
newQuery = newQuery.set('another', 'value');
window.location.search = newQuery;