How to get query string variables in MVC 4's Request?

Question

I\'m guffawed here working on my first MVC 4 project with the Web Api variety.

In MVC 3 I could get a query string parameter like such:

var unicornName          


        

Answer 1

If the linq is really that troublesome, just wrap the result of your GetQueryNameValuePairs() in a dictionary:

var requestQuery = 
    list.ToDictionary((keyItem) => keyItem.Key, (valueItem) => valueItem.Value);

You can then get your string parameter just like you always have:

var unicornName = requestQuery["unicornName"];

Answer 2

I think this may be what you are looking for,

  var queryValues = Request.RequestUri.ParseQueryString();

https://stackoverflow.com/a/11729619/6819