I have a string that I'd like to encode into the standard URL format. From what I've found, I should be able to do this via the httpUtility.urlEncode
method, but I don't seem to have that available.
I've added "using" references to both System.Web
and System.Net
to no avail. I've also seen other references to server.urlEncode amongst other variants, but I don't see the method anywhere.
I'm using the latest version of C# in Visual Studio 2010. Is the method called something different in this version, hidden somewhere else, or am I completely off base?
By default, new projects in Visual Studio 2010 target the .NET Framework 4.0 Client Profile, which does not include the System.Web
assembly.
You can change the version of the Framework that your project targets in your project's Properties. Under the "Application" tab, select ".NET Framework 4.0" from the combobox labeled "Target framework".
Then, make sure that you have added a reference to System.Web
using the "Add Reference" dialog.
Finally, add a using
directive to the top of your class for the System.Web
namespace:
using System.Web;
You'll find the various overloads of the UrlEncode
method in the HttpUtility
class. Sample code:
HttpUtility.UrlEncode("http://www.google.com/");