How to replace url parameter with javascript/jquery?

Question

I\'ve been looking for an efficient way to do this but haven\'t been able to find it, basically what I need is that given this url for example:

http://localh         


        

Answer 1

Nowdays that's possible with native JS

var href = new URL('https://google.com?q=cats');
href.searchParams.set('q', 'dogs');
console.log(href.toString()); // https://google.com/?q=dogs