System.Web Namespace   HttpUtility Class

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Encodes a URL string for reliable HTTP transmission from the Web server to a client, using the specified encoding method.

[ VB ]
Overloads Public Shared Function UrlEncode ( _
   ByVal str As String, _
   ByVal e As Encoding _
) As String

[ C# ]
public static string UrlEncode (
   string str,
   Encoding e
);

[ C++ ]
public: static String* UrlEncode (
   String* str,
   Encoding* e
);

[ JScript ]
public static function UrlEncode (
   str : String,
   e : Encoding
) : String;

str

The text to encode.

e

The Encoding object that specifies the encoding scheme.

The encoded string.

If characters such as blanks and punctuation are passed in an HTTP stream, they might be misinterpreted at the receiving end. URL encoding converts characters that are not allowed in a URL into character-entity equivalents; URL decoding reverses the encoding. For example, when embedded in a block of text to be transmitted in a URL, the characters < and > are encoded as %3c and %3d.

HttpUtility Members   HttpUtility.UrlEncode Overload List

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