URLDecode

The URLDecode function returns a URL encoded string to its original representation.

This function parallels the Java function java.net.URLDecoder.decode().

Syntax

The URLDecode function has the following syntax:

String = URLDecode(Expression,[Encoding])

The URLDecode function has the following parameters.

Table 1. URLDecode function parameters
Parameter	Format	Description
`Expression`	String	The string that you want to decode.
`Encoding`	String	The encoding scheme you want to use. This is optional. The recommended and default encoding is `UTF-8`.

The decoded string.

The following example shows how to decode a URL encoded string back to its original representation.

ReceivedString = "System.out.println%28%22Hello+World%21%22%29%3B"; 
OriginalString = URLDecode(ReceivedString, "UTF-8");
Log(OriginalString);

This example prints the following message to the policy log:

Parser Log: 
System.out.printIn("Hello world!");