URL Encoding Name Value Params for HTTP GET POST

URL Encoding Name Value Params for HTTP GET POST

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This is a useful tip for those who do integration with Yozons eSignForms. When you post data (or add to an URL), both the parameter name and parameter value should be URL encode.

Source is from PayPal: https://developer.paypal.com/docs/classic/api/NVPAPIOverview/

Use the following methods to URL-encode or URL-decode your NVP strings:

Table 1. Encoding and decoding methods for URLs

Language		Method
ASP.NET	Encode	System.Web.HttpUtility.UrlEncode(buffer, Encoding.Default)
	Decode	System.Web.HttpUtility.UrlDecode(buffer, Encoding.Default)
Classic ASP	Encode	Server.URLEncode
	Decode	No built-in function. Several implementation examples are available on the Internet.
Java	Encode	java.net.URLEncoder.encode
	Decode	java.net.URLDecoder.decode
PHP	Encode	urlencode()
	Decode	urldecode()
ColdFusion	Encode	URLEncodedFormatstring [, charset]
	Decode	URLDecodeurlEncodedString[, charset])