Category: URL
Purpose: Identifies requests by whether a query string parameter in the requested URL matches a pattern defined by a wildcardThis type of value supports the use of special characters to establish a pattern. For example, specifying an asterisk within this type of value will match one or more characters. value.
Key information:
The value(s) associated with this match condition may be defined using any combination of numbers, letters, and/or symbols. This type of value also supports the use of special characters.
Each specified value may contain one or more asterisks. Each asterisk will match a sequence of one or more characters.
Certain characters require URL encoding. Use the percentage symbol to URL encode the following characters:
Character | URL Encoding |
---|---|
Space |
%20 |
& |
%26 |
% |
%25 |
Specify multiple query string parameter values by delimiting each one with a single space. This match condition is satisfied when a request contains one of the specified name/value combinations.
Example 1:
This configuration will match the following query string parameters:
Example 2:
This configuration will match the following query string parameters:
Only exact matches to at least one of the specified query string name/value combinations will satisfy this condition.
Using the configuration in the above example, the parameter name/value combination "Parameter1=ValueAdd" would not be considered a match. However, setting the Value option to either of the following values would match that name/value combination:
The Result option determines the conditions under which this match condition will be satisfied.
Does Not Match: Requires that the request satisfy either of the following criteria:
Due to the manner in which cache settings are tracked, this match condition is incompatible with the following features:
Sample scenarios are provided below.
The following sample configurations assume that this match condition is satisfied when a request matches the specified value.
Name | Value | Result |
---|---|---|
User |
Joe |
This pattern will be satisfied when the query string for a requested URL is "?user=joe." |
User |
* |
This pattern will be satisfied when the query string for a requested URL contains a "user" parameter. |
|
Joe* |
This pattern will be satisfied when the query string for a requested URL contains an Email parameter that starts with "Joe." |
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