NAME

       encode-url -  (URL-encoding)

PURPOSE

       URL-encode string.

SYNTAX

           encode-url <string> to <encoded string> \
               [ input-length <length> ]

DESCRIPTION

       encode-url URL-encodes <string> and stores the result in <encoded string>.

       <length> in "input-length" clause lets you specify the number of bytes in <string> that will be encoded -
       if not specified or negative, it is the string length.

       All bytes except alphanumeric and those from "-._~" (i.e. dash, dot, underscore and tilde) are encoded.

EXAMPLES

       In this example, a string "str" is URL encoded and the result is in a "result" string variable:

           set-string str="  x=y?z&  "
           encode-url str to result

       The "result" is "%20%20x%3Dy%3Fz%26%20%20".

SEE ALSO

        URL encoding

       decode-url encode-url See all documentation

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