How to get value/string from URL after & symbol .

[Neelavathi M]

Hi All,

I have a requirement to populate the value from URL, actual value is(&sysparm_phase=6%20test%20&%20plan) '6 test & plan' i am able to get till '6 test' but '& paln ' is not populating it is trimming  off, so what needs to changed in client scritpt to get full value.

Quick help is appreciated.

[Ahmmed Ali]

Hello @Neelavathi M 

Can you send current script you are using to get the value?

Thank you,

Ali

[Ahmmed Ali]

you can refer below thread to get read URL parameters in client script: 

https://www.servicenow.com/community/csm-forum/get-url-parameters-from-client-script/m-p/389334 

[Juhi Poddar]

Hello @Neelavathi M 

You can try this script:

function onLoad() {
    //Type appropriate comment here, and begin script below
    var url = top.location.href; // Current URL
    var urlParams = new URLSearchParams(url.split('?')[1]); // Extract query string
    // Decode the sysparm_phase parameter
    var sysparmPhase = urlParams.get('sysparm_phase');
    g_form.addInfoMessage('sysparmPhase' + sysparmPhase);
    if (sysparmPhase) {
        sysparmPhase = decodeURIComponent(sysparmPhase); // Decode special characters
        alert("sysparm_phase value:", sysparmPhase);

        // Populate the value into the desired field
        //g_form.setValue('your_field_name', sysparmPhase);
    }
}

  Hope this helps!

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[Juhi Poddar]

Hello @Neelavathi M 

In addition to my previous answer, I see that '6 test & plan' contains '&' which act as a delimiter.

When passing parameters via a URL in ServiceNow, special characters like & need to be encoded to avoid truncation or unexpected behavior. The & character is treated as a delimiter for query parameters in URLs. You need to ensure that the parameter value is properly URL-encoded and decoded to preserve its integrity.

Note: Update the url as (&sysparm_phase=6%20test%20%26%20plan). This will give the expected results as '6 test & plan'

Result:

Hope this helps!

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Thank You
Juhi Poddar