check if URL contains some text (javascript)

Question

how can i use javascript/jQuery to check if a URL contains a specific link/text.

for example :
A user browse to my site and his URL is : "http//www.mywebsite.com/userprofile/abc&from=home"

I have set a variable and its value is "http//www.mywebsite.com/userprofile/abc" , i want to know how to detect if "http//www.mywebsite.com/userprofile/abc" exist in the URL("http//www.mywebsite.com/userprofile/abc&from=home") then execute a function.

Thanks!

Tomalak · Accepted Answer · 2011-09-28 08:53:44Z

1

var urlToCheck = "http//www.mywebsite.com/userprofile/abc";

if (window.location.href.indexOf(urlToCheck) > -1) {
  executeAFunction();
}

answered Sep 28, 2011 at 8:53

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