Difference between revisions of "Textutils.urlEncode"
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|desc=Create a safe URL from a base URL and a string to be inserted. | |desc=Create a safe URL from a base URL and a string to be inserted. | ||
Latest revision as of 06:41, 14 October 2014
 Function textutils.urlEncode | |
| Replaces certain characters in a string to make it safe for use on the internet. Note that it is a string function and will even replace characters that are allowed in URLs. Use this only for text to be inserted in an URL, not the URL itself. | |
| Syntax | textutils.urlEncode(string text) |
| Returns | string safe for use on the internet |
| Part of | ComputerCraft |
| API | textutils |
Examples
 Example | |
| Create a safe URL from a base URL and a string to be inserted. | |
| Code |
local unsafeString = "€ @!! 3-g_dvv[gf" local baseUrl = "http://example.com/?view=" local safeString = textutils.urlEncode(unsafeString) print(baseUrl .. safeString) |
| Output | http://example.com/?view=Œ84+%40%21%21+3%2Dg%5Fdvv%5Bgf |
