Uri.Query Property

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Gets any query information included in the specified URI.

Namespace:  System
Assembly:  System (in System.dll)

Syntax

'Declaration
Public ReadOnly Property Query As String
public string Query { get; }

Property Value

Type: System.String
A String that contains any query information included in the specified URI.

Exceptions

Exception Condition
InvalidOperationException

This property is valid only for an absolute Uri instance.

Remarks

The Query property contains any query information included in the URI. Query information is separated from the path information by a question mark (?) and continues to the end of the URI. The query information returned includes the leading question mark.

The query information is escaped according to RFC 3986.

Examples

The following example writes the query ?date= today to the console.

    Dim baseUri As New Uri("https://www.contoso.com/")
    Dim myUri As New Uri(baseUri, "catalog/shownew.htm?date=today")

    outputBlock.Text &= "Uri.Query: "
    outputBlock.Text &= myUri.Query
    outputBlock.Text &= vbCrLf

Uri baseUri = new Uri ("https://www.contoso.com/");
Uri myUri = new Uri (baseUri, "catalog/shownew.htm?date=today");

outputBlock.Text += "Uri.Query: ";
outputBlock.Text += myUri.Query;
outputBlock.Text += "\n";

Version Information

Silverlight

Supported in: 5, 4, 3

Silverlight for Windows Phone

Supported in: Windows Phone OS 7.1, Windows Phone OS 7.0

XNA Framework

Supported in: Xbox 360, Windows Phone OS 7.0

Platforms

For a list of the operating systems and browsers that are supported by Silverlight, see Supported Operating Systems and Browsers.

See Also

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