In Go (Golang), you can encode a URL using the standard library package , which provides mainly two amazing functions to perform URL (Uniform Resource Locators) encoding. net/url Encode the URL using the PathEscape function Purpose of is used to encode a URL's path segment. Here's an example of how to encode a URL in Go using : url.PathEscape() PathEscape package main

import (
	"fmt"
	"net/url"
)

func main() {
	// Define the URL you want to encode
	rawURL := "https://app.hackernoon.com?q=go programming"

	// Encode the URL
	encodedURL := url.PathEscape(rawURL)

	// Print the encoded URL
	fmt.Println("Encoded URL using PathEscape:", encodedURL)
} In the above example, a URL is passed as a query parameter. The function is used to make sure that the provided input is encoded correctly. url.QueryEscape() Output: Encoded URL using PathEscape: https:%2F%2Fapp.hackernoon.com%3Fq=go%20programming where 'n' is the length of the provided input URL string to function. Time complexity: O(n) QueryEscape Encode the URL using the QueryEscape function Purpose of is primarily used to encode URL query parameters. url.QueryEscape() package main

import (
	"fmt"
	"net/url"
)

func main() {
	// Define the URL you want to encode
	rawURL := "https://app.hackernoon.com?q=go programming"

	// Encode the URL
	encodedURL := url.QueryEscape(rawURL)

	// Print the encoded URL
	fmt.Println("Encoded URL using QueryEscape:", encodedURL)
} Output: Encoded URL using QueryEscape: https%3A%2F%2Fapp.hackernoon.com%3Fq%3Dgo+programming where 'n' is the length of the provided input URL string to function. Time complexity: O(n) PathEscape The package includes several important components. Let`s  use the net/url Package. net/url This package offers a complete collection of types and functions for parsing, modifying, and creating URLs. It enables programmers to manage a variety of URL-related tasks, including hostname manipulation, query parameter processing, and URL creation from scratch. Other Functions in the URL package func JoinPath ( added in go1.19 ) func JoinPath(base string, elem ...string) (result string, err error) 2. func PathEscape ( added in go1.8 ) func PathEscape(s string) string 3.  func PathUnescape ( added in go1.8 ) func PathUnescape(s string) (string, error) 4.  func QueryEscape func QueryEscape(s string) string 5.  func QueryUnescape func QueryUnescape(s string) (string, error) Go provides the above function to perform on URLs. As per your requirement, you can use any one of them. Explore the package documentation and more details on . net/url pkg.go.dev

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