C#, asp website: problem with of HttpRequest.Que ryString ("+" char decoded to space)

[zman77]

I have a problem with HttpRequest.Que ryString.

There is an XML string that contains something like the following: <age>8+</age>
As you probably guessed, the "+" is the problem :)
I want to get that XML string from QueryString, however, the "+" appears as a " " (space), not a "+".

I have tried the following:

NameValueCollection coll = Request.QueryString;
XMLstring = coll.Get("XMLstr");    // result: XMLstring = "<age>8 </age>"

XMLstring = Request.QueryString["XMLstr"];    // result: XMLstring = "<age>8 </age>"

XMLstring = Request.QueryString.Get("XMLstr");    // result: XMLstring = "<age>8 </age>"

XMLstring = HttpUtility.HtmlDecode(Request.QueryString["XMLstr"]);    // result: XMLstring = "<age>8 </age>"

XMLstring = HttpUtility.HtmlDecode(Request.QueryString.Get("XMLstr"));    // result: XMLstring = "<age>8 </age>"

** note: XMLstring is a string (decleration: string XMLstring = "";)


I realise I can just search XMLstring and replace the space with the plus sign. I don't want to do that :)
Also, this isn't my code, and I have no idea why XML is in QueryString nor if it should be there, but it
has to stay like this for the moment, and I have to somehow extract that + sign.

Any help/advice is appreciated.
Thank you.

[kunal pawar]

u can used HTMLEncode or HTMLDecode functions provided in server object

[Plater]

Yes, you will need to encode your XML string BEFORE it gets to the querystring I believe.