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Object: esri/urlUtils

require(["esri/urlUtils"], function(urlUtils) { /* code goes here */ });

Description

(Added at v3.8)
Utility methods for working with URLs.

When coding legacy (non-AMD) style, there is no need to require the module. All methods and properties are available in the namespace. For example, esri.addProxyRule().

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Methods

NameReturn typeSummary
addProxyRule(rule)NumberAdds the given proxy rule to the proxy rules list: esri.config.defaults.io.proxyRules.
getProxyRule()ObjectReturns the proxy rule that matches the given url. .
urlToObject(url)ObjectConverts the URL arguments to an object representation.
Method Details

addProxyRule(rule)

Adds the given proxy rule to the proxy rules list: esri.config.defaults.io.proxyRules
Return type: Number
Parameters:
<Object> rule Required The rule argument should have the following properties.
  • proxyUrl - URL for the proxy.
  • urlPrefix - URL prefix for resources that need to be accessed through the given proxy.

getProxyRule()

Returns the proxy rule that matches the given url.
Return type: Object

urlToObject(url)

Converts the URL arguments to an object representation. The object format is
{path: <String>, query:{key:<Object>}}
Return type: Object
Parameters:
<String> url Required The input URL.
Sample:
require([
  "esri/urlUtils", ... 
], function(urlUtils, ... ) {
  var myObject = urlUtils.urlToObject("http://www.myworld.com?state_name=Ohio&city_name=Akron");
  ...
});
Returns:
{ path: "http://www.myworld.com", query: {state_name: "Ohio", city_name: "Akron"} }

If there are no query parameters the return value for query will be null:

{path:"http://www.myworld.com",query:null}

The following snippet shows how to check for null or undefined values.

var myObject =  urlUtils.urlToObject("http://www.myworld.com");
if(myObject.query){
  var query = myObject.query;
}
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