URLEncode()

Purpose:

FCCom::URLEncode() converts an ascii string, replacing special characters with the percent encoding specified by the HTTP specification.

Usage:

avalret = FCCom::URLEncode(<aval>);

Arguments:

alpha <aval> - The value to encode.

Returns:

alpha <avalret> - The url encoded alpha.

Where Used:

FCCom::URLEncode() can be called from anywhere.

Example:

Example

Description:

FCCom::URLEncode() converts an ascii string, replacing special characters with the percent encoding specified by the HTTP specification. The characters in <aval> that do not need to be converted are any alphanumeric character and the characters '-', '_', '.', and '~'. Any other character gets converted to it's %HEX value using uppercase letters. Some libraries will encode to lowercase %hexvalue and will also encode more characters than that required by the HTTP Specification.

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See Also: See Also

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