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URLSearchParams

Category
DOM
Type
New or changed feature
Status
Enabled by default (Chrome 49)
Intent stage
None

Summary

The URLSearchParams interface allows developers to (shock!) manipulate the search params of a URL. It also provides a mechanism to POST data via `fetch()` with a urlencoded body vs. the multipart body that `FormData` produces.

Standards & signals

Docs: https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/URLSearchParams https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/URLSearchParams/append

Samples: https://googlechrome.github.io/samples/urlsearchparams/index.html

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