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# urldecode

(PHP 3, PHP 4 )

urldecode -- Decodes URL-encoded string

## Description

string urldecode ( string str)

Decodes any `%`##`` encoding in the given string. The decoded string is returned.

Example 1. urldecode() example

    $a = explode('&', $QUERY_STRING);
    $i = 0;
    while ($i < count($a)) {
        $b = split('=', $a[$i]);
        echo 'Value for parameter ', htmlspecialchars(urldecode($b[0])),
             ' is ', htmlspecialchars(urldecode($b[1])), "<br />\n";
        $i++;
    }

See also urlencode(), rawurlencode(), rawurldecode().

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