How to URL encode a string in Ruby

Question

How do I URI::encode a string like:

\\x12\\x34\\x56\\x78\\x9a\\xbc\\xde\\xf1\\x23\\x45\\x67\\x89\\xab\\xcd\\xef\\x12\\x34\\x56\\x78\\x9a
         


        

Answer 1

str = "\x12\x34\x56\x78\x9a\xbc\xde\xf1\x23\x45\x67\x89\xab\xcd\xef\x12\x34\x56\x78\x9a".force_encoding('ASCII-8BIT')
puts CGI.escape str


=> "%124Vx%9A%BC%DE%F1%23Eg%89%AB%CD%EF%124Vx%9A"