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escape

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escape(string) public

URL-encode a string.

url_encoded_string = CGI::escape("'Stop!' said Fred")
   # => "%27Stop%21%27+said+Fred"

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# File lib/cgi/util.rb, line 12
  def escape(string)
    encoding = string.encoding
    string.b.gsub(/([^ a-zA-Z0-9_.\-~]+)/) do |m|
      '%' + m.unpack('H2' * m.bytesize).join('%').upcase
    end.tr(' ', '+').force_encoding(encoding)
  end

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