How to get the QueryString from an ashx file?

Question

There is an ashx file containing "ProcessRequest(HttpContext context)" method which gets triggered automatically. When and how does it get fired? Another question, How can I get the current QueryString when I am inside this file? When I type "context.Request.QueryString" it says it's null or empty although the address have arguments.

Answer 1

The ProcessRequest method is called when a request for the ashx file is made. The http context object is passed in to enable access to the stuff like the querystring, headers, etc.

Re: querystring access:

The following will work as long as "ID" is passed on the querystring.

http://example.com/MyHandler.ashx?ID=12345

public void ProcessRequest (HttpContext context) 
{
    string ID = context.Request.QueryString["ID"];
}