(Ruby) 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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require 'chilkat'

# We have the string "MÆRSK".

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

sb1 = Chilkat::CkStringBuilder.new()
success = sb1.DecodeAndAppend(nameWindows1252UrlEncoded,"url","windows-1252")

http = Chilkat::CkHttp.new()

# 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

sbUrl = Chilkat::CkStringBuilder.new()

sbUrl.Append("https://www.chilkatsoft.com/something?name=")
sbUrl.Append(sb1.getEncoded("url","utf-8"))
print sbUrl.getAsString() + "\n";

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"))
print sbUrl.getAsString() + "\n";

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