HTTP_DECODE function [HTTP]

Function

Decodes special characters within strings for use with HTTP.

Syntax

HTTP_DECODE ( string )

Parameters

string Arbitrary string to be used in an HTTP request.

Usage

This function returns the string argument after replacing all character sequences of the form %nn, where nn is a hexadecimal value, with the character with code nn. In addition, all plus signs (+) are replaced with spaces.

Standards and compatibility

See also

“HTTP_ENCODE function [HTTP]”

“HTML_ENCODE function [HTTP]”