luadocs/content/lua.scripts.api.manual/dtutils.string/urlencode.md
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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