jquery - get id attr of (this)

Question

An anchor tag similar to this is clicked.

<a href="go.php?id=3aaa">Click Me</a>

$(this)[0] contains a string similar to http://localhost/www/go.php?3aaa

I wish to strip the "3" and "aaa" (values change according to what is clicked) into their own variables and test for their values.

score 0 · Accepted Answer · answered Mar 25 '11 at 05:54

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Try this:

var match = $(this)[0].match(/\?(\d{1,})(\w*)/);

then match[1] has the digit (3 like above) and match[2] has the string (aaa like above);

answered Mar 25 '11 at 05:54

moe

Thanks! That works perfectly... but only if the path remains one level deep. How would you suggest amending the regex to handle unknown directory levels? (eg. http://localhost/www/newlevel/go.php?5bbb ) What is the regex for matching all chars after the question mark? – user674073 Mar 25 '11 at 14:47
I tried it with the new link you gave and it still works, this regex matches number(s)+character(s) that are after a '?'. It doesnt care what is before the '?'. – moe Mar 25 '11 at 16:52

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