I want to make a string into a URL using C#, there must be something in the .NET framework that should help, right?.
Thanks. Haim.
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I believe you're looking for HttpServerUtility.UrlEncode.
System.Web.HttpUtility.UrlEncode(string url)
LiraNuna
2009-10-04 22:40:37
Actually `Uri.EscapeDataString` is the appropriate method to use. HttpUtility.UrlEncode encodes the spaces with `+` and not `%20` as requested in the question.
Nip
2010-07-28 16:05:58
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From the docs:
String TestString = "This is a <Test String>.";
String EncodedString = Server.HtmlEncode(TestString);
Update: This actually encodes Html not Urls. Use UrlEncode(TestString) as everyone who can read better than me said. Not deleting this on the off chance someone finds this thread while looking for html encoding.
George Mauer
2009-10-04 22:41:32
No, this is for HTML encoding, not URL encoding (as the name implies...)
Thomas Levesque
2009-10-04 22:46:21
Yup, you're right, use UrlEncode() for encoding urls - this is for encoding Html Entities only
George Mauer
2009-10-05 20:12:17
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A:
Another way of doing this is using Uri.EscapeUriString(stringToEscape).
0xA3
2009-10-04 23:27:53
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A:
I found useful System.Web.HttpUtility.UrlPathEncode(string str);
It replaces spaces with %20 and not with +.
Gilda
2010-09-01 10:53:19