Namespace:
System.Web
Assembly:
System.Web (in System.Web.dll)
'Usage
Dim str As String
Dim returnValue As String
returnValue = HttpUtility.UrlEncode(str)
'Declaration
Public Shared Function UrlEncode ( _
str As String _
) As String
The UrlEncode()()() method can be used to encode the entire URL, including query-string values. 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.
You can encode a URL using with the UrlEncode()()() method or the UrlPathEncode()()() method. However, the methods return different results. The UrlEncode()()() method converts each space character to a plus character (+). The UrlPathEncode()()() method converts each space character into the string "%20", which represents a space in hexadecimal notation. Use the UrlPathEncode()()() method when you encode the path portion of a URL in order to guarantee a consistent decoded URL, regardless of which platform or browser performs the decoding.
Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows XP SP2, Windows XP Media Center Edition, Windows XP Professional x64 Edition, Windows XP Starter Edition, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2000 SP4, Windows Millennium Edition, Windows 98
The .NET Framework and .NET Compact Framework do not support all versions of every platform. For a list of the supported versions, see .NET Framework System Requirements.
.NET Framework
Supported in: 3.5, 3.0, 2.0, 1.1, 1.0
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