url.pathEscape

This function returns the escaped string so it can be safely placed inside a URL path segment, replacing special characters (including /) with %XX sequences as needed.

Syntax

url.pathEscape(pathString)

Arguments

Argument

Type

Description

pathString

string

The path string

Returns

Type

Description

string

The escaped PATH string

Examples

The function url.pathEscape("/some-path with ([brackets])") returns "%2Fsome-path%20with%20%28%5Bbrackets%5D%29".