Encodes a URL string.
Namespace: System.Web
Assembly: System.Web (in system.web.dll)
Visual Basic (Declaration)
Public Shared Function UrlEncode ( _
str As String _
) As String
Dim str As String
Dim returnValue As String
returnValue = HttpUtility.UrlEncode(str)
public static string UrlEncode (
string str
)
public:
static String^ UrlEncode (
String^ str
)
public static String UrlEncode (
String str
)
public static function UrlEncode (
str : String
) : String
Parameters
- str
The text to encode.
Return Value
An 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 %3e.
Windows 98, Windows 2000 SP4, Windows Server 2003, Windows XP Media Center Edition, Windows XP Professional x64 Edition, Windows XP SP2, Windows XP Starter Edition
The .NET Framework does not support all versions of every platform. For a list of the supported versions, see System Requirements.
.NET Framework
Supported in: 2.0, 1.1, 1.0