/* From http://www.jquery4u.com/snippets/url-parameters-jquery/ */
/* Usage:
    $('#city').val(decodeURIComponent($.urlParam('city')));
*/
$.urlParam = function(name){
    var results = new RegExp('[\\?&]' + name + '=([^&#]*)').exec(window.location.href);
    if (results==null){
        return null;
    }
    else{
        return results[1] || 0;
    }
};

/* Update URL Param */
/* Josh Palmeri, 1/29/2018 */
/* Usage:
    $.updateURL('play','11234');
*/
$.updateURL = function(param,val) {
    if (history.pushState) {
        var newurl = window.location.protocol + "//" + window.location.host + window.location.pathname + '?'+param+'='+val;
        window.history.pushState({path:newurl},'',newurl);
    }
}

// Programmatically update the browser URL on the desired listener
$('.my-element').on('click touchstart', function(){
    $.updateURL('play',thisID);
}

// Get URL param on page load and trigger the video play
$(document).ready(function(){
    var playParam = $.urlParam('play');
    if(playParam!=''&&playParam!=null&&playParam!='undefined'&&playParam!=undefined) {
        var playID = '#'+playParam;
        $(playID).trigger('click');
    }
});