[javascript] get parameter from url

function getURLParameters(paramName)
{
    var sURL = window.document.URL.toString();
    if (sURL.indexOf("?") > 0)
    {
        var arrParams = sURL.split("?");
        var arrURLParams = arrParams[1].split("&");
        var arrParamNames = new Array(arrURLParams.length);
        var arrParamValues = new Array(arrURLParams.length);

        var i = 0;
        for (i = 0; i<arrURLParams.length; i++)
        {
            var sParam =  arrURLParams[i].split("=");
            arrParamNames[i] = sParam[0];
            if (sParam[1] != "")
                arrParamValues[i] = unescape(sParam[1]);
            else
                arrParamValues[i] = null;
        }

        for (i=0; i<arrURLParams.length; i++)
        {
            if (arrParamNames[i] == paramName)
            {
                return arrParamValues[i];
            }
        }
        return null;
    } else {
     return null;
    }
}