#VarURLPARAM ---+++ URLPARAM{"name"} -- get value of a URL parameter * Returns the value of a URL parameter. * Syntax: =%<nop>URLPARAM{"name"}%= * Supported parameters: | *Parameter:* | *Description:* | *Default:* | | ="name"= | The name of a URL parameter | required | | =default="..."= | Default value in case parameter is empty or missing | empty string | | =newline="<br />"= | Convert newlines in textarea to other delimiters | no conversion | | =encode="entity"= | Encode special characters into HTML entities. See [[#VarENCODE][ENCODE]] for more details. | no encoding | | =encode="url"= | Encode special characters for URL parameter use, like a double quote into =%22= | no encoding | | =encode="quote"= | Escape double quotes with backslashes (=\"=), does not change other characters; required when feeding URL parameters into other TWiki variables | no encoding | | =multiple="on"= %BR% =multiple="[<nop>[$item]]"= | If set, gets all selected elements of a =<select multiple="multiple">= tag. A format can be specified, with =$item= indicating the element, e.g. =multiple="Option: $item"= | first element | | =separator=", "= | Separator between multiple selections. Only relevant if multiple is specified | ="\n"= (new line) | * Example: =%<nop>URLPARAM{"skin"}%= returns =print= for a =.../view/%WEB%/%INCLUDINGTOPIC%?skin=print= URL * __%X% Note:__ URL parameters passed into HTML form fields must be entity [[#VarENCODE][ENCODEd]]. * __%X% Note:__ Double quotes in URL parameters must be escaped when passed into other TWiki variables.%BR% Example: =%<nop>SEARCH{ "%<nop>URLPARAM{ "search" encode="quotes" }%" noheader="on" }%= * __%X% Note:__ When used in a template topic, this variable will be expanded when the template is used to create a new topic. See TWikiTemplates#TemplateTopicsVars for details. * __%X% Note:__ There is a risk that this variable could be misused for cross-site scripting. * Related: [[#VarENCODE][ENCODE]], [[#VarSEARCH][SEARCH]], FormattedSearch, [[#VarQUERYSTRING][QUERYSTRING]]
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