How to get query parameters from URL in Angular 5?

In Angular 5, the query params are accessed by subscribing to this.route.queryParams (note that later Angular versions recommend queryParamMap, see also other answers).

Example: /app?param1=hallo&param2=123

param1: string;
param2: string;
constructor(private route: ActivatedRoute) {
    console.log('Called Constructor');
    this.route.queryParams.subscribe(params => {
        this.param1 = params['param1'];
        this.param2 = params['param2'];
    });
}

whereas, the path variables are accessed by this.route.snapshot.params

Example: /param1/:param1/param2/:param2

param1: string;
param2: string;
constructor(private route: ActivatedRoute) {
    this.param1 = this.route.snapshot.params.param1;
    this.param2 = this.route.snapshot.params.param2;
}