UrlHelper.Encode Method
Encodes special characters in a URL string into character-entity equivalents.
Namespace: System.Web.Mvc
Assembly: System.Web.Mvc (in System.Web.Mvc.dll)
'Declaration Public Function Encode ( _ url As String _ ) As String 'Usage Dim instance As UrlHelper Dim url As String Dim returnValue As String returnValue = instance.Encode(url)
Parameters
- url
- Type: System.String
The text to encode.
If characters such as spaces and punctuation are passed in an HTTP stream, they can be misinterpreted when they are processed. URL encoding converts special characters in a URL into character-entity equivalents. For example, when the characters < and > are embedded in a block of text to be transmitted in a URL, they are encoded as %3c and %3e.
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