use query string for href

Question

Should be simple, but can't figure out how to do it.

Want:

<a href="/sites/folder/page.aspx?variable=123456">Test</a>

By:

<a href="/sites/folder/page.aspx?variable=<% Request.QueryString("variable1") %>">Test</a>

I've tried <%# and <%= not expecting either of them to work, but trying them out. Any ideas or pointers? Thanks.

Answer 1

maybe:

<a href='/sites/folder/page.aspx?variable=<%= Request.QueryString("variable1") %>'>

or (imo) use a protected or public property (is that the same in Vb?) in the code behind, then you can do:

<a href="/sites/folder/page.aspx?variable=<%= Variable1 %>">

which I think looks better, plus you can add logic in the code behind: does the value exist? set a default etc...