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title: "What is QueryString? Benefits and limitations of using querystring."  
description: "What is QueryString? Benefits and limitations of using querystring."  
author: "Pushpendra Singh"  
published: 2010-10-25  
updated: 2020-09-23  
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tags: ["asp.net"]  
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# What is QueryString? Benefits and limitations of using querystring.

Querystring is way to transfer information from one page to another through the URL. QueryString is attached to the URL with "?".

## Advantages:

a. Supported by all the browsers

b. No extra effort is needed to code.

c. Easy to use.

## Disadvantages:

**\**a. All the attributes and values are visible to the end user. Therefore, they are not

secure.

b. There is a limit to URL length of 255 characters.

## Answers

### Answer by Pushpendra Singh

Querystring is way to transfer information from one page to another through the URL. QueryString is attached to the URL with "?".

## Advantages:

a. Supported by all the browsers

b. No extra effort is needed to code.

c. Easy to use.

## Disadvantages:

**\**a. All the attributes and values are visible to the end user. Therefore, they are not

secure.

b. There is a limit to URL length of 255 characters.


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