From 6687bdeb370ec82084525df476affe3bc7ffdfa2 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Derek Stegelman <dstegelman@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 23 Dec 2024 13:38:54 -0700
Subject: [PATCH] Add string extension

---
 CsuChhs.Extensions/CsuChhs.Extensions.csproj |  2 +-
 CsuChhs.Extensions/StringExtensions.cs       | 11 +++++++++++
 2 files changed, 12 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/CsuChhs.Extensions/CsuChhs.Extensions.csproj b/CsuChhs.Extensions/CsuChhs.Extensions.csproj
index 9ee5ddb..b59f3ac 100644
--- a/CsuChhs.Extensions/CsuChhs.Extensions.csproj
+++ b/CsuChhs.Extensions/CsuChhs.Extensions.csproj
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
     <Nullable>enable</Nullable>
     <GeneratePackageOnBuild>true</GeneratePackageOnBuild>
     <Authors>CHHS Application Development Team</Authors>
-    <Version>1.5.2</Version>
+    <Version>1.5.3</Version>
     <PackageProjectUrl>https://github.com/csu-chhs/CsuChhs.Extensions</PackageProjectUrl>
     <Company>College of Health and Human Sciences</Company>
     <PackageId>CsuChhs.Extensions</PackageId>
diff --git a/CsuChhs.Extensions/StringExtensions.cs b/CsuChhs.Extensions/StringExtensions.cs
index 93814c0..8e01120 100644
--- a/CsuChhs.Extensions/StringExtensions.cs
+++ b/CsuChhs.Extensions/StringExtensions.cs
@@ -65,6 +65,17 @@ public static string ToTwelveHourTime(this string value)
             return $"{newTime.Value}:{value.Substring(2)} {amPm2}";
         }
         
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Convert string into a URL encoded string.  Safe to
+        /// put in URLS
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="value"></param>
+        /// <returns></returns>
+        public static string ToUrlEncodedString(this string value)
+        {
+            return Uri.EscapeDataString(value);
+        }
+        
         /// <summary>
         /// Converts a possible URL without scheme into
         /// one with an acceptable scheme.