Get request parameters using Javascript
This function will parse http query string and return value of requested parameter.
function getQueryParameter ( parameterName ) {
    var queryString = window.top.location.search.substring(1);
    var parameterName = parameterName + "=";
     if ( queryString.length > 0 ) {
      begin = queryString.indexOf ( parameterName );
       if ( begin != -1 ) {
        begin += parameterName.length;
        end = queryString.indexOf ( "&" , begin );
              if ( end == -1 ) {
                end = queryString.length
          }
            return unescape ( queryString.substring ( begin, end ) );
       }
   }
     return "null";
}