How to encode a URL string

Question

I have a string that contains a url which looks like this:

I need the url to look like this:

How would I programmatically solve this with a url in a STRING form. Thanks.

See this answer here stackoverflow.com/questions/575440/url-encoding-using-c-sharp/… — Mob
– Mob, Commented Nov 11, 2011 at 1:07
Dupe of stackoverflow.com/questions/1461223/how-do-i-encode-an-url ? — Robert
– Robert, Commented Nov 11, 2011 at 1:10

ptfaulkner · Accepted Answer · 2011-11-11 01:14:49Z

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I would think this would easily be solved by using the HttpUtility UrlEncode:

string url = "http://www.test.com/images/" + HttpUtility.UrlEncode("tony's pics.jpg");

answered Nov 11, 2011 at 1:08

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This is going to result in http%3a%2f%2fwww.google.com%2fsearch%3fq%3dExample

Mike Dinescu · Accepted Answer · 2011-11-11 01:08:11Z

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Have a look at UrlEncode of the HttpServerUtility:

HttpServerUtility.UrlEncode("http://www.test.com/images/tony's pics.jpg");

answered Nov 11, 2011 at 1:08

Mike Dinescu

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This is going to result in http%3a%2f%2fwww.google.com%2fsearch%3fq%3dExample