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Compare legacy node:querystring vs standard URLSearchParams.
❓ Interview Prompt: Compare legacy `node:querystring` module vs modern `URLSearchParams` API for parsing and building query strings.
Node.js has transitioned from legacy 'querystring' to standard 'URLSearchParams':
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'querystring.parse()': Legacy Node-specific parser.
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'new URLSearchParams()': Standard WHATWG API built into 'globalThis', compatible with browsers and edge environments.
Code Implementation Example
javascript
// Standard WHATWG URLSearchParams (Recommended)
const params = new URLSearchParams('category=tech&page=2');
params.append('sort', 'desc');
console.log(params.get('category')); // 'tech'
console.log(params.toString()); // 'category=tech&page=2&sort=desc'💡Parsing and appending query string parameters using URLSearchParams.
🎯 Interview Key Takeaway
Use global URLSearchParams for parsing query strings in modern Node.js applications.
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