Parse the querystring with jQuery, returning an object containing index/value pairs

parseQuerystring.jquery.js

jQuery.extend({
  parseQuerystring: function(){
    var nvpair = {};
    var qs = window.location.search.replace('?', '');
    var pairs = qs.split('&');
    $.each(pairs, function(i, v){
      var pair = v.split('=');
      nvpair[pair[0]] = pair[1];
    });
    return nvpair;
  }
});