http.pathEscape() function

http.pathEscape() escapes special characters in a string (including /) and replaces non-ASCII characters with hexadecimal representations (%XX).

Function type signature

(inputString: string) => string

Parameters

inputString

(Required) String to escape.

Examples

• URL-encode a string
• URL-encode strings in a stream of tables

URL-encode a string

import "http"

http.pathEscape(inputString: "Hello world!")// Returns "Hello%20world%21"

URL-encode strings in a stream of tables

import "http"
import "sampledata"

sampledata.string()
    |> map(fn: (r) => ({r with _value: http.pathEscape(inputString: r._value)}))