({{, (RefLink[URLDecode, paclet:ref/URLDecode])["string"] 
decodes a URL-style percent-encoded string.}})

OpenersNotesSection(Spacer1)Details and Options

By default, (RefLink[URLDecode, paclet:ref/URLDecode]) assumes that character codes of percent-encoded characters are in UTF-8.

(RefLink[URLDecode, paclet:ref/URLDecode]) has option (RefLink[CharacterEncoding, paclet:ref/CharacterEncoding]), which allows other character encodings to be specified.

OpenersPrimaryExamplesSection(Spacer1)Examples  (3)

OpenersExampleSection0(Spacer1)Basic Examples  (2)

Decode a percent-encoded string:

URLDecode["Hello%2C+World%21"]

(RefLink[URLDecode, paclet:ref/URLDecode]) automatically threads over lists:

URLDecode[{"Kurt+G%C3%B6del","Paul+Erd%C5%91s"}]

OpenersExampleSection1(Spacer1)Options  (1)

OpenersExampleSubsection0(Spacer1)CharacterEncoding  (1)

Decode a percent-encoded string using a specified encoding:

URLDecode["E%9Atv%9As+Lor%87nd+University", CharacterEncoding->"MacintoshRoman"]

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