"&" symbol in querystring

[beachboy]

I have a problem if the parameter has a "&" symbol in querystring,

i think asp.net will split the value into 2 values as "&" is a spliter

any advise can give me to solve this problem?

P.S. I can't restrict user don't input "&" symbol when input

Thanks in advanced.

[Steven Nagy]

Yes, you need to use Server.UrlEncode.
This will turn the ampersand into an encoded character.
Then, when you read in the querystring, make sure you use
Server.UrlDecode.

Note: dont be confused with Server.HtmlEncode which is used for
encoding HTML tags.
So here's an example:

string url = "result.aspx?text=" + Server.UrlEncode(InputBox.Text)

and on other end

string result = Server.UrlDecode(Request.Querystring["text"])

[James Curran]

beachboy wrote:

I have a problem if the parameter has a "&" symbol in querystring,

Replace the & with %26.
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