Best way to convert query string to dictionary in C#

Question

I\'m looking for the simplest way of converting a query string from an HTTP GET request into a Dictionary, and back again.

I figure it\'s easier to carry out various

Answer 1

HttpUtility.ParseQueryString() parses query string into a NameValueCollection object, converting the latter to an IDictionary is a matter of a simple foreach. This, however, might be unnecessary since NameValueCollection has an indexer, so it behaves pretty much like a dictionary.