urlencode
urlencode |
Purpose
Synopsis
function urlencode(data:string|text):text
Argument
|
data
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Text to encode
|
Return value
Encoded text suitable for building a URL
Example
The following request sends query
"qry" to the server
"srv" requiring parameters
"a" and
"b". The values associated with these parameters are URL-encoded:
status:=httpget("http://srv/qry?a="+urlencode(a)+
"&b="+urlencode(b), "result.txt")
Further information
1. This function converts a text string into a format that is compatible with URL conventions. The conversion consists in replacing characters with a special meaning by a portable representation based on the character code. For example, the character
"&" is replaced by
"%26".
2. Typically, query parameters have to be encoded when sending them via an HTTP GET request, data sent via POST may also have to be encoded.
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