Delphi/Cpp Equivalent to RawURLEncode in PHP

Question

I was looking for a equivalent function to PHP RawURLEncode (and Decode) in cpp builder (or delphi).

I use the following string to test: _%_&_+_=_ _"_'_a_b_c_d_e_f_g_h_ (I wish to encode only var values, not a entire URL)

The rawurlencode returns: _%25_%26_%2B_%3D_%20_%22_%27_a_b_c_d_e_f_g_h_

I have tried without success:

• TIdURI::ParamsEncode: _%25_&_+_=_%20_%22_'_a_b_c_d_e_f_g_h_
• TIdURI::PathEncode: _%25_&_%2B_=_%20_%22_'_a_b_c_d_e_f_g_h_
• TIdURI::URLEncode: Error: No Protocol (Needs full path)
• HTTPApp::HTMLEncode: _%_& amp;_+_=_ _& quot;_'_a_b_c_d_e_f_g_h_ (space added after "&")
• Wininet::WinHTTPEncode: Function not found in unit
• IdGlobal::URLEncode: Function not found in unit
• SynaCode::URLEncode: Unit not found in XE2

Answer 1

PHP's RawURLEncode is an implementation of RFC 3986. My websearch for that yields this Delphi unit which claims to implement RFC 3986.

I tested it on your input:

{$APPTYPE CONSOLE}

uses
  System.SysUtils,
  UURIEncode in 'UURIEncode.pas';

begin
  Writeln(URIEncode('_%_&_+_=_ _"_''_a_b_c_d_e_f_g_h_'));
  Readln;
end.

The output was:

_%25_%26_%2B_%3D_%20_%22_%27_a_b_c_d_e_f_g_h_

The key to my successful websearch was found in the PHP documentation for RawURLEncode where is states:

URL-encode according to RFC 3986