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+#ifndef __URLENCODE_H__
+#define __URLENCODE_H__
+
+#include <iostream>
+#include <string>
+
+std::string char2hex( char dec );
+std::string urlencode( const std::string &c );
+
+#endif // __URLENCODE_H__
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