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# urlencode

## 🔗NAME

urlencode

## 🔗SYNOPSIS

encode a string in a websage manner

## 🔗USAGE

    local ds = require "lib/dtutils.string"
    local result = ds.urlencode(str)

str - string - the string that needs to be made websafe

## 🔗DESCRIPTION

urlencode converts a string into a websafe version suitable for use in a web browser.

## 🔗RETURN VALUE

result - string - a websafe string

## 🔗REFERENCE

https://forums.coronalabs.com/topic/43048-remove-special-characters-from-string

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