How to pass an array within a query string?

Question

Is there a standard way of passing an array through a query string?

To be clear, I have a query string with multiple values, one of which would be an array value.

Answer 1

A query string carries textual data so there is no option but to explode the array, encode it correctly and pass it in a representational format of your choice:

p1=value1&pN=valueN...
data=[value1,...,valueN]
data={p1:value1,...,pN:valueN}

and then decode it in your server side code.