WebUtility.UrlDecode(String) Method

Definition

Converts a string that has been encoded for transmission in a URL into a decoded string.

public:
 static System::String ^ UrlDecode(System::String ^ encodedValue);
public static string UrlDecode (string encodedValue);
public static string? UrlDecode (string? encodedValue);
static member UrlDecode : string -> string
Public Shared Function UrlDecode (encodedValue As String) As String

Parameters

encodedValue
String

A URL-encoded string to decode.

Returns

A decoded string.

Remarks

If characters such as blanks and punctuation are passed in an HTTP stream, they might be misinterpreted at the receiving end. URL encoding converts characters that are not allowed in a URL into equivalent hexadecimal escape sequences. The hexadecimal escape sequences are in uppercase. For example, the characters < and > are encoded into the escape sequences %3C and %3E. The UrlEncode method creates a URL-encoded string.

URL decoding replaces hexadecimal escape sequences with corresponding ASCII character equivalents. For example, when embedded in a block of URL-encoded text, the escape sequences %3c and %3e are decoded into the characters < and >.

Applies to