extract query string from a URL string

Question

I am reading from history, and I want that when i come across a google query, I can extract the query string. I am not using request or httputility since i am simply parsing

Answer 1

Use the tools available:

String UrlStr = "http://www.google.com.mt/search?client=firefox-a&rls=org.mozilla%3Aen-US%3Aofficial&channel=s&hl=mt&source=hp&biw=986&bih=663&q=hotmail&meta=&btnG=Fittex+bil-Google";

NameValueCollection Items = HttpUtility.ParseQueryString(UrlStr);

String QValue = Items["q"];

Answer 2

And that's why you should use Uri and HttpUtility.ParseQueryString.