Getting values from query string in an url using AngularJS $location

Question

Regarding $location.search, the docs say,

Return search part (as object) of current url when called without any parameter.

In my

Answer 1

First make the URL format correct for getting the query string use #?q=string that works for me

http://localhost/codeschool/index.php#?foo=abcd

Inject $location service into the controller

app.controller('MyController', [ '$location', function($location) { 

    var searchObject = $location.search();

    // $location.search(); reutrn object 
    // searchObject = { foo = 'abcd' };

    alert( searchObject.foo );

} ]);

So the out put should be abcd