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urldecode
(PHP 4, PHP 5)
urldecode — Decodes URL-encoded string
Description
string urldecode
( string
$str
)Decodes any %## encoding in the given string. Plus symbols ('+') are decoded to a space character.
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Parameters
-
str -
The string to be decoded.
Return Values
Returns the decoded string.
Examples
Example #1 urldecode() example
<?php
$a = explode('&', $QUERY_STRING);
$i = 0;
while ($i < count($a)) {
$b = split('=', $a[$i]);
echo 'Value for parameter ', htmlspecialchars(urldecode($b[0])),
' is ', htmlspecialchars(urldecode($b[1])), "<br />\n";
$i++;
}
?>
Notes
Warning
The superglobals $_GET and $_REQUEST are already decoded. Using urldecode() on an element in $_GET or $_REQUEST could have unexpected and dangerous results.
See Also
- urlencode() - URL-encodes string
- rawurlencode() - URL-encode according to RFC 3986
- rawurldecode() - Decode URL-encoded strings
- » RFC 3986
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