http://stackoverflow.com/questions/349742/how-do-you-test-your-request-querystring-variables

QueryStringExtenions.cs

public static T GetValue<T>(this NameValueCollection collection, string key)
{
    if(collection == null)
    {
        throw new ArgumentNullException("collection");
    }

    var value = collection[key];

    if(value == null)
    {
        throw new ArgumentOutOfRangeException("key");
    }

    var converter = TypeDescriptor.GetConverter(typeof(T));

    if(!converter.CanConvertFrom(typeof(string)))
    {
        throw new ArgumentException(String.Format("Cannot convert '{0}' to {1}", value, typeof(T)));
    }

    return (T) converter.ConvertFrom(value);
}