JavaScript function to get URL parameters, similar to the PHP does it

get.js

/*
* Description: Get a URL parameter
* Usage: 
* To get the value of the URL paramater search_term e.g. index.php?search_term=volvo 
*     var search = $_GET("search_term");
*     console.log(search); //console output = "volvo"
*/
function $_GET(param){
  const queryString = window.location.search; //console.log(queryString);      
  const urlParams = new URLSearchParams(queryString); 
  return urlParams.get(param);
}