System.Web Namespace   HttpUtility Class

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Converts a string into a URL-encoded array of bytes, using the specified encoding method.

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

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

[ C++ ]
public: static unsigned char UrlEncodeToBytes (
   String* str,
   Encoding* e
)  __gc [ ];

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

str

The string to encode

e

The Encoding that specifies the encoding method.

The encoded array of bytes.

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.UrlEncodeToBytes Overload List

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