I have a page load event that contains an if statement relating to a querystring.

I have been using...
If Request.QueryString("orgID") <> String.Empty Then

But I see on page 411 of Beginning ASP.NET 3.5 that Imar uses...
If Request.QueryString("orgID") IsNot Nothing Then

Is there any reason to use one over the other? In my experience, both work.

Hi Julian,

Yes, both work in VB, so you can choose either.

I prefer to use IsNot Nothing, as it more closely resembles its C# counterpart, where comparing with String.Empty doesn't work. In C# you get null when the query string field doesn't exist which isn't equal to String.Empty. It also looks a little better, as a missing query string parameter feels like null / Nothing, not an empty string (which would indicate the param was there, but without a value).

Somehow, in C#

null != String.Empty

where in VB:

Nothing = String.Empty

Feel free to choose the one you like; both work fine.

Cheers,

Imar

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