get queryString of a URL on FreeMarker

Question

learning FTL here.

I\'m trying to get add a query string on my FTL page, like http://localhost/search, i\'d like to add a query string on the URL, say <

Answer 1

I figured out to use request.getParameter("param")

<#if (request.getParameter("param")?has_content && request.getParameter("param")?lower_case?matches("true"))>
    <#assign useServer = "http://bing.com">
<#else>
    <#assign useServer = "http://google.com">

Worked like a charm.