Use EscapeUriString instead of UrlEncode for Silverlight

If your first experience escaping a URL in Silverlight is anything like mine, the first tool you will reach for might be HttpUtility.UrlEncode.

HttpUtility.UrlEncode(“http://www.google.com/m8/feeds/contacts/example@gmail.com/full”)

But wait! HttpUtility is in System.Web, which is definitely NOT part of the standard Silverlight reference pack.  So the question now is “Do I want to include System.Web in my Silverlight application for one line of code?”  And the answer is “Nope”.

Instead, you can use EscapeUriString which comes in the System assembly.

Uri.EscapeUriString(“http://www.google.com/m8/feeds/contacts/example@gmail.com/full”)

Same result, without adding a unnecessary assembly to your Silverlight application.