How do you test your Request.QueryString[] variables?

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Below is an extension method that will allow you to write code like this:

int id = request.QueryString.GetValue<int>("id");
DateTime date = request.QueryString.GetValue<DateTime>("date");

It makes use of TypeDescriptor to perform the conversion. Based on your needs, you could add an overload which takes a default value instead of throwing an exception:

public static T GetValue<T>(this NameValueCollection collection, string key)
{
    if(collection == null)
    {
        throw new ArgumentNullException("collection");
    }

    var value = collection[key];

    if(value == null)
    {
        throw new ArgumentOutOfRangeException("key");
    }

    var converter = TypeDescriptor.GetConverter(typeof(T));

    if(!converter.CanConvertFrom(typeof(string)))
    {
        throw new ArgumentException(String.Format("Cannot convert '{0}' to {1}", value, typeof(T)));
    }

    return (T) converter.ConvertFrom(value);
}

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