Encoding parameters for a URL

Question

I have a Silverlight application that is building a URL. This URL is a call to a REST-based service. This service expects a single parameter that represents a location. The

Answer 1

The safest bet is to use the AntiXss library. It has more standard (and secure) versions for encoding contents to various purposes (like Url encodes, Html and HtmlAttribute encodes, and more). there's the old 3.1 version available for download from MS site (http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=051ee83c-5ccf-48ed-8463-02f56a6bfc09), which will work with older .NET versions, and the new one at http://wpl.codeplex.com/