HttpUtility Class

Other Versions

Silverlight

[ This article is for Windows Phone 8 developers. If you’re developing for Windows 10, see the latest documentation. ]

Provides methods for encoding and decoding HTML and URL strings.

Inheritance Hierarchy

System::Object
System.Net::HttpUtility

Namespace: System.Net
Assembly: System.Windows (in System.Windows.dll)

Syntax

C++

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The HttpUtility type exposes the following members.

Methods

	Name	Description
	HtmlDecode	Converts a string that has been HTML-encoded (for HTTP transmission) into a decoded string.
	HtmlEncode	Converts a text string into an HTML-encoded string.
	UrlDecode	Converts a string that has been encoded for transmission in a URL into a decoded string.
	UrlEncode	Converts a text string into a URL-encoded string.

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Remarks

For more information, see the System.Web.HttpUtility class in the .NET Framework documentation.

Capabilities

If you use this API in your app, you must specify the following capabilities in the app manifest. Otherwise, your app might not work correctly or it might exit unexpectedly.

ID_CAP_NETWORKING

Windows Phone 8, Windows Phone OS 7.1

For more info, see App capabilities and hardware requirements for Windows Phone 8.