URL-decodes the contents of a string field.

ParameterTypeRequiredDefaultDescription
asstringoptional[a]_urldecode Name of output field.
field[b]stringrequired  The name of the input field with the value to url-decode.

[a] Optional parameters use their default value unless explicitly set

[b] The argument name field can be omitted.

Omitted Argument Names

The argument name for field can be omitted; the following forms of this function are equivalent:

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urlDecode("value")

and:

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urlDecode(field="value")

urlDecode() Examples

With an event with a field Bar=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.example.com, you get https://www.example.com in the _urldecode field:

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urlDecode("Bar")

With an event with a field Bar=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.example.com, you get https://www.example.com in the Foo field:

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Foo:=urlDecode("Bar")

With an event with a field Bar=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.example.com, you get https://www.example.com in the Foo field:

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urlDecode("Bar", as="Foo")