%META:TOPICINFO{author="ProjectContributor" date="1265987465" format="1.1" version="1"}%
%META:TOPICPARENT{name="JQueryPlugin"}%
---+ %TOPIC%
%JQPLUGINS{"queryobject"
  format="
    Homepage: $homepage <br />
    Author(s): $author <br />
    Version: $version
  "
}%

%STARTSECTION{"summary"}%
This extension creates a singleton query string object for quick and
readable query string modification and creation. This plugin provides a
simple way of taking a page's query string and creating a modified
version of this with little code. 
%ENDSECTION{"summary"}%

---++ Examples
<verbatim class="js">
var url = location.search;
> "?action=view&section=info&id=123&debug&testy[]=true&testy[]=false&testy[]"
var section = $.query.get('section');
> "info"
var id = $.query.get('id');
> 123
var debug = $.query.get('debug');
> true
var arr = $.query.get('testy');
> ["true", "false", true]
var arrayElement = $.query.get('testy[1]');
> "false"
var newUrl = $.query.set("section", 5).set("action", "do").toString();
> "?action=do&section=5&id=123"
var newQuery = "" + $.query.set('type', 'string');
> "?action=view&section=info&id=123&type=string"
var oldQuery = $.query.toString();
> "?action=view&section=info&id=123"
var oldQuery2 = $.query;
> ?action=view&section=info&id=123
var newerQuery = $.query.SET('type', 'string');
> ?action=view&section=info&id=123&type=string
var notOldQuery = $.query.toString();
> "?action=view&section=info&id=123&type=string"
var oldQueryAgain = $.query.REMOVE("type");
> ?action=view&section=info&id=123
var emptyQuery = $.query.empty();
> ""
var stillTheSame = $.query.copy();
> ?action=view&section=info&id=123
</verbatim>