Form URL encoding
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| − | '''Form URL encoding''' (often known by its MIME type '''application/x-www-form-urlencoded''') is a format mainly used for | + | '''Form URL encoding''' (often known by its MIME type '''application/x-www-form-urlencoded''') is a format mainly used for transferring form data (information typed into a form on a web page) from a web browser to a web server. |
| − | Form URL encoding uses a form of [[Percent-encoding]] in which a space character is allowed to be encoded as a "<code>+</code>" character. It can | + | Form URL encoding uses a form of [[Percent-encoding]] in which a space character is allowed to be encoded as a "<code>+</code>" character. It can constitute the body of an HTTP "POST" message, or the "query string" portion of a URL (see [[URL encoding]]). |
Form URL encoding can be used for binary data, but it is inefficient. The alternative is [[Multipart/Form-Data]]. | Form URL encoding can be used for binary data, but it is inefficient. The alternative is [[Multipart/Form-Data]]. | ||
Revision as of 14:57, 2 May 2015
Form URL encoding (often known by its MIME type application/x-www-form-urlencoded) is a format mainly used for transferring form data (information typed into a form on a web page) from a web browser to a web server.
Form URL encoding uses a form of Percent-encoding in which a space character is allowed to be encoded as a "+" character. It can constitute the body of an HTTP "POST" message, or the "query string" portion of a URL (see URL encoding).
Form URL encoding can be used for binary data, but it is inefficient. The alternative is Multipart/Form-Data.
