Unencode function

Syntax

Unencode(URLString)

Description

Use the Unencode function to unencode URLString, converting all character codes of the form %xx where xx is a hex number, to the character represented by that number.

Parameters

Parameter	Description
URLString	Specify the string you want unencoded. This parameter takes a string value.

Returns

An unencoded URL string.

Example

For the following example, the URL is:

http://corp.office.com/human%20resources/benefits/401kchange_home.htm?FirstName=⇒
Gunter&LastName=D%c3%9crst

The encoded values are those beginning with the percentage sign (%). If you wanted to know the value in the Target Content’s URL for the parameter “LastName”, then the following PeopleCode would return the string “Dürst”:

&MENU = Unencode(%Request.GetParameter("LastName"));

This method works for any querystring in the Target Content’s URL.

If the link is constructed in a PeopleSoft Pure Internet Architecture page, and the value of a link field, you should not call EncodeURL to encode the entire URL, as the PeopleSoft Pure Internet Architecture does this for you. You must still unencode the parameter value when you retrieve it, however.