WAP Development with WML and WMLScript

URL Library

The URL library contains functions used in URL manipulation.

escapeString

Description: Replaces special characters contained in a string with hexadecimal equivalents.

Syntax: URL.escapeString(string)

Example: The following example escapes a URL query string:

// Escape query string
var=qs=URL.escapeString(qs);
// Append to url
url=url+"?"+qs;

getBase

Description: Returns the absolute URL path of the current WMLS file.

Syntax: URL.getBase()

Example: The following example displays the URL of the script file being executed:

// Display file being executed
dialogs.Alert("Executing "+URL.getBase());

getFragment

Description: Returns the fragment (bookmark) portion of a URL. getFragment() supports both absolute and relative URLs.

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