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parse_query_string.sh

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+#! /bin/bash
+
+# This will parse the variable $QUERY_STRING.
+# The values will be stored in an associative array.
+# The value for a key will be stored in the array element `${param[<KEY>]}` 
+
+saveIFS=$IFS
+IFS='=&'
+XXQuery_string=($QUERY_STRING)
+IFS=$saveIFS
+
+declare -A param
+for ((i=0; i<${#XXQuery_string[@]}; i+=2))
+do
+  param[${XXQuery_string[i]}]=${XXQuery_string[i+1]}
+done
+