jquery - How to pass a URL parameter in an ajax() call -
i have single page (products) responds url parameters , displays information accordingly. here examples: http://www.mysupersite.com/products http://www.mysupersite.com/products/buy http://www.mysupersite.com/products/buy/computers these user-friendly urls. url parameters "buy" , "computers". i need pass parameters from current page in ajax() server knows types of information send e.g. $.ajax({ type: "post", url: "/cfc/getsomeproducts", datatype: "html", data: { //psuedo code below... productcategory: "buy", producttype: "computers" } }) to clarify, if on /products/buy , need send productcategory: 'buy' . if on /products/buy/computers , productcategory: 'buy', producttype: 'computers' . how achieve this? var url = document.location.pathname; var values = url.split("/"); $.ajax({ type: "post", ...