diff --git a/files/en-us/web/api/url/searchparams/index.md b/files/en-us/web/api/url/searchparams/index.md
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@@ -18,14 +18,14 @@ A {{domxref("URLSearchParams")}} object.
 
 ## Examples
 
-If the URL of your page is
-`https://example.com/?name=Jonathan%20Smith&age=18` you could parse out
-the `name` and `age` parameters using:
-
 ```js
-let params = new URL(document.location).searchParams;
-let name = params.get("name"); // is the string "Jonathan Smith".
-let age = parseInt(params.get("age")); // is the number 18
+const params = new URL("https://example.com/?name=Jonathan%20Smith&age=18")
+  .searchParams;
+const name = params.get("name");
+const age = parseInt(params.get("age"));
+
+console.log(`name: ${name}`); // name: Jonathan Smith
+console.log(`age: ${age}`); // age: 18
 ```
 
 ## Specifications