Java

HTTP GET with utf-8 URL Encoded Query Params

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Demonstrates how to build URLs where query param values can be either URL encoded from the utf-8 representation, or from another charset such as windows-1252.

Note: This example uses the new DecodeAndAppend method added in Chilkat v9.5.0.87.

Chilkat2 Java

import com.chilkatsoft.chilkat2.Http;
import com.chilkatsoft.chilkat2.StringBuilder;

public class ChilkatExample {

    public static void main(String[] args) {
        // We have the string "MÆRSK".

        // This is the URL encoding of the windows-1252 representation.
        String nameWindows1252UrlEncoded = "M%C6RSK";

        StringBuilder sb1 = new StringBuilder();
        sb1.decodeAndAppend(nameWindows1252UrlEncoded, "url", "windows-1252");

        Http http = new Http();

        // Here's how to send an HTTP GET where the param is the utf-8 representation that is URL encoded.
        // For example:  https://www.chilkatsoft.com/something?name=M%C3%A6RSK

        StringBuilder sbUrl = new StringBuilder();

        sbUrl.append("https://www.chilkatsoft.com/something?name=");
        sbUrl.append(sb1.getEncoded("url", "utf-8"));
        System.out.println(sbUrl.getAsString());

        String responseBody = http.quickGetStr(sbUrl.getAsString());

        // Here's how to send an HTTP GET where the param is the windows-1252 representation that is URL encoded.
        // For example:  https://www.chilkatsoft.com/something?name=M%E6RSK

        sbUrl.clear();
        sbUrl.append("https://www.chilkatsoft.com/something?name=");
        sbUrl.append(sb1.getEncoded("url", "windows-1252"));
        System.out.println(sbUrl.getAsString());

        responseBody = http.quickGetStr(sbUrl.getAsString());
    }
}