ASP.NET MVC -- How to Format URL Query String

Question

How to I format a query string so it looks like this

search?q=power+tools

currently it looks like this

search?q=power%20tools

Is there a way to do this without replacing the space for a plus sign?

Tadas Šukys · Accepted Answer · 2009-09-10 08:15:54Z

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In a ASP.NET page HttpServerUtility instance can be accessed by Page.Server property.

answered Sep 10, 2009 at 8:15

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Richard Szalay · Accepted Answer · 2009-09-10 08:27:36Z

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Not really. HttpUtility.UrlEncode encodes it that way, and that is what is used by pretty much everything in ASP.NET.

~~Besides, from memory %20 is actually correct for query strings, and + is correct for URLs.~~ Ignore this, it's incorrect.

answered Sep 10, 2009 at 8:27

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