I am trying to create a function to remove a particular querystring and its value from the url .

For eg:
if i have a url like

var url = www.foo.com/test?name=kevin&gender=Male&id=1234

If i pass name -> it should remove the key and value for name. the url should become

www.foo.com/test?gender=Male&id=1234

i have a Function ReturnRefinedURL(key,url)

and i am doing this in the Function

function ReturnRefinedURL(key,url)

{

var Value  = getParameterByName(key); // This returns kevin

var stringToBeRemoved = 'key +'='+ Value+'&'; // string becomes 'name=kevin&'

return url.replace(stringToBeRemoved, '');

}

//Found this in Google:

function getParameterByName(name) {

    name = name.replace(/[[]/, \[).replace(/[]]/, \]);

    var regex = new RegExp([\?&] + name + =([^&#]*)),

        results = regex.exec(location.search);

    return results == null ?  : decodeURIComponent(results[1].replace(/+/g,  ));

}

So when i call the method ReturnRefinedURL('name',window.location.href);

This works!!! But looking for a more elegant and fool proof method.

* This wont work if name parameter is the second one in the query string. (the '&' will still be retained)