When I have a url like:
http://www.mysite.com/?MyTest=
MyTest shows up as a key in the querystring of the request object.
If I remove the = sign like:
http://www.mysite.com/?MyTest
It no longer shows up in the querystring keys (or AllKeys if you prefer).
How can I determine whether this key exists or not?
This is quite odd behaviour, without the = sign the QueryString object returned by the Request has a Count of 1 with a value of MyTest and a key of null.
You could test the QueryString to see if it contains the value you are expecting:
if(Request.QueryString.ToString().Contains("MyTest"))
{
// Do stuff
}
Edit: this answer gives a bit more explanation as to what is going on with keyless parameters (scroll past the accepted answer).
I believe you can do Request.QueryString[null]
or Request.QueryString.GetValues(null)
.
Without the equal sign MyTest is no longer a key, but a key-less value, you use
null
to get those. To check for both cases do this:
bool myTestPresent = Request.QueryString["MyTest"] != null
|| Request.QueryString.GetValues(null).Contains("MyTest", StringComparer.OrdinalIgnoreCase);
You shoul use ToString()
function
if (Request.QueryString.ToString() == "MyTest")
{
//do something
}