The part of a URL after the ? (question mark), containing parameter=value pairs separated by & (ampersand). In a request made to a web application at a particular URL, the parameter+value data in the query string is parsed/consumed by the web application on the backend that receives the request.
Questions tagged [query-string]
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What is the difference between URL parameters and query strings?
I don't see much of a difference between the parameters and the query strings, in the URL. So what is the difference and when should one be used over the other?
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How do I use regex in a SQLite query?
I'd like to use a regular expression in sqlite, but I don't know how.
My table has got a column with strings like this: "3,12,13,14,19,28,32"
Now if I type "where x LIKE '3'" I also get the rows which contain values like 13 or 32,
but I'd like to…
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Fastest way to implode an associative array with keys
I'm looking for a fast way to turn an associative array in to a string. Typical structure would be like a URL query string but with customizable separators so I can use '&' for xhtml links or '&' otherwise.
My first inclination is to use foreach…
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What's valid and what's not in a URI query?
Background (question further down)
I've been Googling this back and forth reading RFCs and SO questions trying to crack this, but I still don't got jack.
So I guess we just vote for the "best" answer and that's it, or?
Basically it boils down to…
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How to pass multiple parameters in a querystring
I have three values which I have to pass as parameters for e.g., strID, strName and strDate.
I want to redirect these three parameters to another page in Response.Redirect().Can anybody provide me with the correct querystring?
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Is it valid to have more than one question mark in a URL?
I came across the following URL today:
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/blogs/inmarin/detail??blogid=122&entry_id=64497
Notice the doubled question mark at the beginning of the query string:
??blogid=122&entry_id=64497
My browser didn't seem to have…
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PHP file_get_contents() returns "failed to open stream: HTTP request failed!"
I am having problems calling a url from PHP code. I need to call a service using a query string from my PHP code. If I type the url into a browser, it works ok, but if I use file-get-contents() to make the call, I get:
Warning:…
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How do I parse a URL query parameters, in Javascript?
Possible Duplicate:
Use the get paramater of the url in javascript
How can I get query string values in JavaScript?
In Javascript, how can I get the parameters of a URL string (not the current URL)?
like:
www.domain.com/?v=123&p=hello
Can I get…
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JavaScript query string
Is there any JavaScript library that makes a dictionary out of the query string, ASP.NET style?
Something which can be used like:
var query = window.location.querystring["query"]?
Is "query string" called something else outside the .NET realm? Why…
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OK to skip slash before query string?
Is it safe to always skip the trailing slash when appending a query string?
That is, can I use
http://example.com?querystring
instead of:
http://example.com/?querystring
? All webhosts I've used support this but is it safe to assume that all…
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Are query string keys case sensitive?
Suppose I have a url like this:
http://www.example.com?key=123&KEY=198
Then what will be result of
request.querystring("key")
and
request.querystring("KEY")
I am a bit confused.
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How do I serialize an object into query-string format?
How do I serialize an object into query-string format? I can't seem to find an answer on google. Thanks.
Here is the object I will serialize as an example.
public class EditListItemActionModel
{
public int? Id { get; set; }
public int State…
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HttpServletRequest - Get query string parameters, no form data
In HttpServletRequest, getParameterMap returns a Map of all query string parameters and post data parameters.
Is there a way to get a Map of ONLY query string parameters? I'm trying to avoid using getQueryString and parsing out the values.
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When to use query parameters versus matrix parameters?
Query parameters: http://example.com/apples?order=random&color=blue
Matrix parameters: http://example.com/apples;order=random;color=blue
When should one use query parameters versus matrix parameters?
Why can matrix parameters be used in the middle…
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node.js http 'get' request with query string parameters
I have a Node.js application that is an http client (at the moment). So I'm doing:
var query = require('querystring').stringify(propertiesObject);
http.get(url + query, function(res) {
console.log("Got response: " +…
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