Lodash _.toQuery() Method

The Lodash _.toQuery() method takes an object and converts it into an equivalent URL query string.

Syntax:

_.toQuery( Object);

Parameters: This method accepts a single parameter as mentioned above and described below:

• Object: This method takes an Object to convert.

Return Value: This method returns the equivalent URL query String.

Note: This will not work in normal JavaScript because it requires the lodash.js contrib library to be installed. Lodash.js contrib library can be installed using npm install lodash-contrib.

Example 1:

Javascript

// Defining lodash contrib variable
var _ = require('lodash-contrib');

var s  = _.toQuery({
    name: 'GeeksforGeeks',
    address: 'Noida',
    contact: '9876543210'
});

console.log("The generated URL Query String is : ", s);

Output:

The generated URL Query String is : 
name=GeeksforGeeks&address=Noida&contact=9876543210

Example 2:

Javascript

// Defining lodash contrib variable
var _ = require('lodash-contrib');

var s  = _.toQuery(
    { 'https://practice.geeksforgeeks.org/courses/?ref':
    'gfg_header' });

console.log("The generated URL Query String is : ", s);

Output:

The generated URL Query String is : 
https%3A%2F%2Fpractice.geeksforgeeks.org%2Fcourses%2F%3Fref=gfg_header