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Removing (Deleting) Querystring in ASP.NET

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Removing (Deleting) Querystring in ASP.NET

We cannot delete a query string directly like below:


VB
Request.QueryString.Remove("foo")

If you do this, you will get an error - collection is read-only. So, we need to write the below code before deleting the query string.


In C#:


C#
PropertyInfo isreadonly = 
  typeof(System.Collections.Specialized.NameValueCollection).GetProperty(
  "IsReadOnly", BindingFlags.Instance | BindingFlags.NonPublic);
// make collection editable
isreadonly.SetValue(this.Request.QueryString, false, null);
// remove
this.Request.QueryString.Remove("foo");

In VB.NET:


VB
Dim isreadonly As PropertyInfo = _
  GetType(System.Collections.Specialized.NameValueCollection).GetProperty(_
  "IsReadOnly", BindingFlags.Instance Or BindingFlags.NonPublic)

' make collection editable
isreadonly.SetValue(Me.Request.QueryString, False, Nothing)

' remove
Me.Request.QueryString.Remove("foo")

I hope that this will help you guys.

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GeneralRe: :D <i>I'm not seeing how you're handling state here. Each p... Pin
Ankur\m/11-Apr-11 21:48
professionalAnkur\m/11-Apr-11 21:48 
GeneralRe: Oh, I doubt myself daily ;-) I'm not seeing how you're han... Pin
Jeff Bowman11-Apr-11 21:31
professionalJeff Bowman11-Apr-11 21:31 
GeneralRe: Thanks for waiting. Let me tell this once again - Changing ... Pin
Ankur\m/11-Apr-11 21:06
professionalAnkur\m/11-Apr-11 21:06 
GeneralRe: That'll be great, thanks, when you have time. I'd like to se... Pin
Jeff Bowman11-Apr-11 20:05
professionalJeff Bowman11-Apr-11 20:05 
GeneralRe: No I do not, but if you need I can write it for you. It is j... Pin
Ankur\m/11-Apr-11 18:19
professionalAnkur\m/11-Apr-11 18:19 
GeneralRe: :thumbsup: Thank you. :) Pin
Toniyo Jackson8-Apr-11 0:29
Toniyo Jackson8-Apr-11 0:29 
GeneralRe: That's the spirit! :thumbsup: Cheers! Pin
Ankur\m/8-Apr-11 0:27
professionalAnkur\m/8-Apr-11 0:27 
GeneralRe: Anyway, my first Tip/Trick got failure. Will do best next ti... Pin
Toniyo Jackson8-Apr-11 0:16
Toniyo Jackson8-Apr-11 0:16 
GeneralRe: No problem Ankur. You are correct. One day i was trying to d... Pin
Toniyo Jackson8-Apr-11 0:10
Toniyo Jackson8-Apr-11 0:10 
GeneralRe: As I said, it is kept readonly for a reason, do not change t... Pin
Ankur\m/8-Apr-11 0:00
professionalAnkur\m/8-Apr-11 0:00 
GeneralReason for my vote of 5 very good.. I was looking for this s... Pin
RelicV4-Aug-11 23:04
RelicV4-Aug-11 23:04 
GeneralRe: Thanks :) Pin
Toniyo Jackson4-Aug-11 23:30
Toniyo Jackson4-Aug-11 23:30 
GeneralNo problem Ankur. You are correct. One day i was trying to d... Pin
Toniyo Jackson8-Apr-11 0:09
Toniyo Jackson8-Apr-11 0:09 
GeneralWhy would anyone do this? If something is made Readonly, it'... Pin
Ankur\m/7-Apr-11 23:49
professionalAnkur\m/7-Apr-11 23:49 
GeneralRe: Still, its not bad to know how to delete querystring yes? :) Pin
Toniyo Jackson7-Apr-11 23:53
Toniyo Jackson7-Apr-11 23:53 
GeneralRe: Hi Ankur, do you have a small snippet handy? Thanks. Pin
Jeff Bowman11-Apr-11 15:00
professionalJeff Bowman11-Apr-11 15:00 
GeneralI don't see any value in this Tip/Trick. I have read the rep... Pin
Venkatesh Mookkan7-Apr-11 6:57
Venkatesh Mookkan7-Apr-11 6:57 
GeneralRe: No problem Venky. I thought it will useful for somebody. My... Pin
Toniyo Jackson8-Apr-11 0:15
Toniyo Jackson8-Apr-11 0:15 

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