simple url arguments reader

args.js

//remove the starting '?' and split options
location.search.slice(1).split("&").forEach(function(opt) {
  opt = opt.split('=');
  console.log(opt); // ['arg1','val1'] ['arg2','val2']
});

ie8-fallback-args.js

var query  = window.location.search.substring(1);
if (!query) {
    var hash = window.location.hash;
    query = hash.slice(hash.indexOf('?') + 1);
}

http://stackoverflow.com/questions/5659957/window-location-search-substring-is-not-working-in-ie-8