The search property represents the query portion of the URL, including the preceding question mark.
For example, the search for http://www.navioo.com/search.htm?term=javascript is ?term=javascript.
<html> <head> <title> Using the search property of the Location object</title> </head> <body> <script language="JavaScript"> <!-- function show(){ alert(document.location.search); } --> </script> <form name="form1"> Click the button to get the current location.search value of the following address: <br> http://www.navioo.com <br><br> <input type="button" name="getsearch" value="Get search" onClick='show()'> <br> </form> </body> </html>