How do I URL encode a string

Question

I have a URL string (NSString) with spaces and & characters. How do I url encode the entire string (including the & ampersand

Answer 1

For individual www form-encoded query parameters, I made a category on NSString:

- (NSString*)WWWFormEncoded{
     NSMutableCharacterSet *chars = NSCharacterSet.alphanumericCharacterSet.mutableCopy;
     [chars addCharactersInString:@" "];
     NSString* encodedString = [self stringByAddingPercentEncodingWithAllowedCharacters:chars];
     encodedString = [encodedString stringByReplacingOccurrencesOfString:@" " withString:@"+"];
     return encodedString;
}