I'm trying to figure out how to create a JS that will automatically obtain the URL of the page from which the form is submitting, then parse that URL into two separate variables
1) the sub-domain between the "http://" and the "domain.com"
2) the last part of the URL as it is the product ID to insert into the form information.
Hi Shawnlevin,
To get the different pieces of the url of the webpage you are on using JavaScript you can use the window.location object along with the JavaScript Split function.
Here is a quick example of window.location in use to get the entire URL.
To get the current URL in the parts you requested you can use the following:
<script type="text/javascript">
//sample url = vader.samplesite.com/light/saber/
fullDomain = window.location.host;
//this will give you javascript.samplesite.com
domainArray = fullDomain.split('.');
//this splits your domain in pieces using the "."
subDomain=domainArray[0];
document.write(subDomain);
//this will give you the subdomain portion ie vader
domain=domainArray[1];
document.write(domain);
//get and print the domain name only ie samplesite
domainExt=domainArray[2];
document.write(domainExt);
//get and print the domain extension ie com
urlPath=window.location.pathname;
document.write(urlPath);
//get and print the portion of your url after the domain extension ie /light/saber/
</script>
If you would like to get a specific portion of your urlPath then this can be achieved using the JavaScript Split method once more but with a minor adjustment.
<script type="text/javascript">
// this will give you your path ie /light/saber/
urlPath=window.location.pathname;
//this splits your url in pieces using the / as a separator
urlPathArray = urlPath.split('/');
//get the first section of your path ie light
urlPath1=urlPathArray[1];
document.write(urlPath1);
