UrlEncode / UrlDecode methods? [RESOLVED]

[mralston]

I need some UrlEncode and UrlDecode methods to use in a C# class. I'm not working under ASP.NET so I don't have the Server object.

I'v been trying to create an instance of the HttpServerUtility object from the System.Web namespace, but it won't tell me what arguments its constructor needs and doesn't like it if I don't provide any.

I don't mind writing a couple of functions to do the job myself, but I'm not entirely sure what characters should be encoded and which don't need to be.

[DevGrp]

You can use any objects in the .net framework. All you have to do is add a reference to the object.

[CornedBee]

HttpSeverUtility doesn't have any constructors in its public interface...

The formal specification of URLs is at www.w3.org.

[pvb]

HttpServerUtility is exposed through HttpContext.Server, so it requires a context to use it that way. HttpUtility will work for ya, here's a console app sample(make sure to add a reference to System.Web.dll):

using System;
using System.Web;

namespace HttpUtilityTest
{
    public class MainApp
    {
        public static void Main(string[] args)
        {
            string url = "http://www.microsoft.com/some page here.aspx";
            string urlEncoded = HttpUtility.UrlEncode(url);
            Console.WriteLine(urlEncoded);
            Console.ReadLine();            
        }
    }
} 

[mralston]

Perfect, pbv. Works a treat!