(Objective-C) HTTP GET with utf-8 URL Encoded Query Params

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.

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#import <NSString.h>
#import <CkoStringBuilder.h>
#import <CkoHttp.h>

// We have the string "MÆRSK".

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

CkoStringBuilder *sb1 = [[CkoStringBuilder alloc] init];
BOOL success = [sb1 DecodeAndAppend: nameWindows1252UrlEncoded encoding: @"url" charset: @"windows-1252"];

CkoHttp *http = [[CkoHttp alloc] init];

// 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

CkoStringBuilder *sbUrl = [[CkoStringBuilder alloc] init];

[sbUrl Append: @"https://www.chilkatsoft.com/something?name="];
[sbUrl Append: [sb1 GetEncoded: @"url" charset: @"utf-8"]];
NSLog(@"%@",[sbUrl GetAsString]);

NSString *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" charset: @"windows-1252"]];
NSLog(@"%@",[sbUrl GetAsString]);

responseBody = [http QuickGetStr: [sbUrl GetAsString]];