Javascript function to return the get parameters of a page

gistfile1.js

function getUrlVars()
{
    var vars = [], hash;
    var hashes = window.location.href.slice(window.location.href.indexOf('?') + 1).split('&');
    for(var i = 0; i < hashes.length; i++)
    {
        hash = hashes[i].split('=');
        item = { key: hash[0], value: hash[1] };
		vars.push(item);
    }
    return vars;
}