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curl_easy_unescape(3)               libcurl              curl_easy_unescape(3)

NAME

curl_easy_unescape - URL decodes the given string

SYNOPSIS

#include <curl/curl.h> char *curl_easy_unescape(CURL *curl, const char *input, int inlength, int *outlength);

DESCRIPTION

This function converts the URL encoded string input to a "plain string" and returns that in an allocated memory area. All input characters that are URL encoded (%XX where XX is a two-digit hexadecimal number) are converted to their binary versions. If the length argument is set to 0 (zero), curl_easy_unescape(3) will use strlen() on input to find out the size. If outlength is non-NULL, the function will write the length of the returned string in the integer it points to. This allows proper handling even for strings containing %00. Since this is a pointer to an int type, it can only return a value up to INT_MAX so no longer string can be returned in this parameter. Since 7.82.0, the curl parameter is ignored. Prior to that there was per-handle character conversion support for some very old operating systems such as TPF, but it was otherwise ignored. You must curl_free(3) the returned string when you are done with it.

EXAMPLE

CURL *curl = curl_easy_init(); if(curl) { int decodelen; char *decoded = curl_easy_unescape(curl, "%63%75%72%6c", 12, &decodelen); if(decoded) { /* do not assume printf() works on the decoded data! */ printf("Decoded: "); /* ... */ curl_free(decoded); } curl_easy_cleanup(curl); }

AVAILABILITY

Added in 7.15.4 and replaces the old curl_unescape(3) function.

RETURN VALUE

A pointer to a null-terminated string or NULL if it failed.

SEE ALSO

curl_easy_escape(3), curl_free(3),RFC3986 libcurl 8.1.2 April 26, 2023 curl_easy_unescape(3)

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