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MONGOC_URI_UNESCAPE(3) libmongoc MONGOC_URI_UNESCAPE(3)

SYNOPSIS

char *
mongoc_uri_unescape (const char *escaped_string);


PARAMETERS

•
escaped_string: A utf8 encoded string.

DESCRIPTION

Unescapes an URI encoded string. For example, "%40" would become "@".

RETURNS

Returns a newly allocated string that should be freed with bson_free() <https://www.mongoc.org/libbson/current/bson_free.html>. If escaped_string contains an invalid UTF-8 character or an invalid escape sequence, returns NULL.

Author

MongoDB, Inc

Copyright

2009-present, MongoDB, Inc.

November 26, 2025 2.2.0