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curl_unescape(3)                               libcurl Manual                               curl_unescape(3)



NAME
       curl_unescape - URL decodes the given string

SYNOPSIS
       #include <curl/curl.h>

       char *curl_unescape( char *url, int length );

DESCRIPTION
       Obsolete function. Use curl_easy_unescape(3) instead!

       This  function will convert the given URL encoded input string to a "plain string" and return that as
       a new allocated string. All input characters that are URL encoded (%XX where XX is a two-digit  hexa-decimal hexadecimal
       decimal number) will be converted to their plain text versions.

       If  the 'length' argument is set to 0, curl_unescape() will use strlen() on the input 'url' string to
       find out the size.

       You must curl_free() the returned string when you're done with it.

AVAILABILITY
       Since 7.15.4, curl_easy_unescape(3) should be used.  This  function  will  be  removed  in  a  future
       release.

RETURN VALUE
       A pointer to a zero terminated string or NULL if it failed.

SEE ALSO
       curl_easy_escape(3), curl_easy_unescape(3), curl_free(3), RFC 2396



libcurl 7.7                                     22 March 2001                               curl_unescape(3)