curl_unescape(3)          libcurl Manual         curl_unescape(3)



NAME
       curl_unescape - URL decodes the given string

SYNOPSIS
       #include 

       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  allo-
       cated  string.  All  input characters that are URL encoded
       (%XX where XX is a two-digit hexadecimal 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)