how does Request.QueryString work?

Question

I have a code example like this :

 location.href = location.href + "/Edit?pID=" + hTable.getObj().ID; ; //aspx    
 parID = Request.QueryString["pID"]; //c#

it works, my question is - how ? what is the logic ? thanks :)

Answer 1

The HttpRequest class represents the request made to the server and has various properties associated with it, such as QueryString.

The ASP.NET run-time parses a request to the server and populates this information for you.

Read HttpRequest Properties for a list of all the potential properties that get populated on you behalf by ASP.NET.

Note: not all properties will be populated, for instance if your request has no query string, then the QueryString will be null/empty. So you should check to see if what you expect to be in the query string is actually there before using it like this:

if (!String.IsNullOrEmpty(Request.QueryString["pID"]))
{
    // Query string value is there so now use it
    int thePID = Convert.ToInt32(Request.QueryString["pID"]);
}

Answer 2

The Request object is the entire request sent out to some server. This object comes with a QueryString dictionary that is everything after '?' in the URL.

Not sure exactly what you were looking for in an answer, but check out http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Query_string

Answer 3

Request.QueryString["pID"];

Here Request is a object that retrieves the values that the client browser passed to the server during an HTTP request and QueryString is a collection is used to retrieve the variable values in the HTTP query string.

READ MORE@ http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms524784(v=vs.90).aspx

Answer 4

A query string is an array of parameters sent to a web page.

This url: http://page.asp?x=1&y=hello

Request.QueryString[0] is the same as 
Request.QueryString["x"] and holds a string value "1"

Request.QueryString[1] is the same as 
Request.QueryString["y"] and holds a string value "hello"

Answer 5

The QueryString collection is used to retrieve the variable values in the HTTP query string.

The HTTP query string is specified by the values following the question mark (?), like this:

Link with a query string

The line above generates a variable named txt with the value "this is a query string test".

Query strings are also generated by form submission, or by a user typing a query into the address bar of the browser.

And see this sample : http://www.codeproject.com/Articles/5876/Passing-variables-between-pages-using-QueryString

refer this : http://www.dotnetperls.com/querystring

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