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# urldecode

(PHP 3, PHP 4, PHP 5)

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
`<?php $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() and rawurldecode().

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