Angular removing anything after '=' in query string from URL

Question

I am trying to get query strings to work in my Angular setup, but it is behaving weirdly.

When i go to a URL like this:

The URL changes and removes anything after the '=' to end up with:

Has anyone had this problem before?

I am currently using Angular UI Router with defined states and HTML 5 mode. I have also tried specifying the query parameter in the route as below:

.state('home', {
        url: '/?referrer',
        templateUrl: 'app/views/home/home.html',
        controller: 'mainController'
})

UPDATED........

OK. In my controller i had this:

var referrerURL = $location.search('referrer');

Removing this, fixes the issue. Why would this cause the problem?

It would be a lot easier to help if you provided some code. Are you using $location anywhere in your app? What about routing? — Phil
– Phil, Commented Dec 10, 2015 at 22:52
I've edited my question. Sorry about that. I am also using $location yes injected into certain controllers, but only being used to grab certain segments of the URL on certain pages. — Matt Price
– Matt Price, Commented Dec 10, 2015 at 22:59
Read the fine manual ~ docs.angularjs.org/api/ng/service/$location#search ~ "Change search part when called with parameter". It's only a getter when you call it with no arguments — Phil
– Phil, Commented Dec 10, 2015 at 23:05
Also, seeing as it's part of your state configuration, why not just use var referrerURL = $stateParams.referrer? — Phil
– Phil, Commented Dec 10, 2015 at 23:43
Check that the state variables in your $scope before and after your call that you deleted are still the same. — RetroCoder
– RetroCoder, Commented Dec 10, 2015 at 23:43

Lucas Rodriguez · Accepted Answer · 2015-12-10 23:18:34Z

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For $location.search() method, you should use it like this:

$location.search('key','value').

If you don't set the value, it would be "true" by default.

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answered Dec 10, 2015 at 23:18

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Phil Over a year ago

I think OP is attempting to retrieve the value, not set it so it should be var referrerURL = $location.search().referrer or even more simply $stateParams.referrer

Matt Price · Accepted Answer · 2015-12-11 22:01:16Z

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Thanks for all your input.

I fixed this by changing my controller to use:

var referrerURL = $location.search().referrer;

answered Dec 11, 2015 at 22:01

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