WebUtility Class
[ 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 URLs when processing Web requests.
Assembly: System (in System.dll)
The WebUtility type exposes the following members.
| Name | Description | |
|---|---|---|
  | HtmlDecode | Converts a string that has been HTML-encoded for HTTP transmission into a decoded string. |
| HtmlEncode | Converts a string to an HTML-encoded string. |
| UrlDecode | Converts a string that has been encoded for transmission in a URL into a decoded string. |
| UrlDecodeToBytes | Converts a URL-encoded byte array into a decoded string using the specified encoding object, starting at the specified position in the array, and continuing for the specified number of bytes. |
| UrlEncode | Encodes a URL string. |
| UrlEncodeToBytes | Converts a byte array into a URL-encoded string, starting at the specified position in the array and continuing for the specified number of bytes. |
The HttpUtility class contains encoding and decoding utility methods for use with HTML-encode strings. The System::Uri class also contains methods and properties that can be used for similar purposes.
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.