Silverlight and QueryString Variables

Quick tip for retrieving querystring variables in Silverlight code behind.

using System;
using System.Net;
using System.Windows;
using System.Windows.Controls;
using System.Windows.Browser;

public static class DOMController
{

  public static string GetQueryStringValue(string key)
  {
    if (!HtmlPage.Document.QueryString.ContainsKey(key)) return string.Empty;
     return HtmlPage.Document.QueryString[key].ToString().ToLower().Trim();
  }

}