# URLEncodedFormat

Generates a URL-encoded string.

For example, it replaces spaces with `%20`, and non-alphanumeric characters with equivalent hexadecimal escape sequences. Passes arbitrary strings within a URL.

## Method Signature

```
URLEncodedFormat(string=[any])
```

### Arguments

| Argument | Type  | Required | Description                              | Default |
| -------- | ----- | -------- | ---------------------------------------- | ------- |
| `string` | `any` | `true`   | String to encode for usage within a URL. |         |

## Examples

### Simple urlEncodedFormat Example

It returns url encoded string.

[Run Example](https://try.boxlang.io/?code=eJwrL8osSfUvLSkoLdFQCA3ycc1Lzk9JTXHLL8pNBIoohWRkFisAUaJCcUlRZl66QnlmSYZCcUFqcmZijkJyRmJRYnJJapGekoKmgqY1FwB4fhsa)

```java
writeOutput( URLEncodedFormat( "This is a string with special character." ) );

```

Result: This%20is%20string%20with%20special%20character%2E

### Additional Examples

[Run Example](https://try.boxlang.io/?code=eJxFjcsKwjAQRff5iqEQaBfpSBQXFhdCm5UrwbVIEmqhbUo60d93DAVhHnA5nJvi%2BFgpDnMPZyheRMt6QnT%2BXY%2FJel%2BH2CPhx482TF5RUDlWDKDeHQ9FI1yalhLut2s32%2BC8MyFOTyoh%2Fc0VVI0ARMh%2Bub9IbXhYInWXhfy5iTPi3dqkbinw2YA24%2BbXKr7VkDpv)

```java
url_string = "https://dev.boxlang.org/t/welcome-to-boxlang-dev/2064";
dump( URLEncodedFormat( url_string ) );
 // https%3A%2F%2Fdev%2Eboxlang%2Eorg%2Ft%2Fwelcome%2Dto%2Dboxlang%2Ddev%2F2064

```

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