---
name: "CGI.expandQuery"
section: "3kaya"
platform: "linux"
package: "kaya"
version: "0.4.4-6.2"
release: "Debian 8 (Jessie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/CGI.expandQuery"
---

# CGI.expandQuery(3kaya)

Look up a short name to get a fully expanded query string.

## NAME

CGI::expandQuery - Look up a short name to get a fully expanded query string.

## SYNOPSIS

**String expandQuery(** *String shortName* **)**

## ARGUMENTS

**shortName** The short name to look up

## DESCRIPTION

This function looks up a short name to get the fully expanded query string, returning the full string, or an empty string if no expansion is available.

## AUTHORS

Kaya standard library by Edwin Brady, Chris Morris and others (kaya@kayalang.org). For further information see http://kayalang.org/

## LICENSE

The Kaya standard library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License (version 2.1 or any later version) as published by the Free Software Foundation.