System.Web Namespace   HttpUtility Class

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Converts a byte array into a URL-encoded string for reliable HTTP transmission from the Web server to a client, starting at the specified position in the array and continuing for the specified number of bytes.

[ VB ]
Overloads Public Shared Function UrlEncode ( _
   ByVal bytes ( ) As Byte, _
   ByVal offset As Integer, _
   ByVal count As Integer _
) As String

[ C# ]
public static string UrlEncode (
   byte [ ] bytes,
   int offset,
   int count
);

[ C++ ]
public: static String* UrlEncode (
   unsigned char bytes __gc [ ],
   int offset,
   int count
);

[ JScript ]
public static function UrlEncode (
   bytes : Byte [ ],
   offset : int,
   count : int
) : String;

bytes

The byte array to encode.

offset

The position in the byte array to begin encoding.

count

The number of bytes to encode, starting at offset.

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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