Java Requires Chilkat v11.0.0+

HTTP GET with Non-USASCII Query Params

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This example illustrates how query parameters in a URL are typically encoded and transmitted. Chilkat2 Java

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

public class ChilkatExample {

    public static void main(String[] args) {
        // This example assumes the Chilkat HTTP API to have been previously unlocked.
        // See Global Unlock Sample for sample code.

        // First, let's load the string "Grünhöfer GmbH" from a file.  (This is a fictitious company name.)
        // The file uses the utf-8 charset encoding.
        StringBuilder sbCompanyName = new StringBuilder();
        sbCompanyName.loadFile("qa_data/txt/companyName.txt", "utf-8");
        // Assuming success for this example...

        // We'll send an HTTP GET request to https://chilkatsoft.com/example?company_name={company name}

        // When sending an HTTP GET request with query parameters that contain accented characters
        // (e.g., umlauts: ä, ö, ü), they must be percent-encoded (URL encoded) to ensure proper transmission and
        // interpretation by the server.  This is based on their UTF-8 byte values.
        StringBuilder sbUrl = new StringBuilder();
        sbUrl.append("https://chilkatsoft.com/example?company_name=");
        sbUrl.append(sbCompanyName.getEncoded("url", "utf-8"));

        Http http = new Http();

        // Send the following HTTP GET request:

        // GET /example?company_name=Gr%C3%BCnh%C3%B6fer%20GmbH HTTP/1.1
        // Host: chilkatsoft.com
        // Accept: */*
        // Accept-Encoding: gzip

        StringBuilder sbResponse = new StringBuilder();
        try {
            http.quickGetSb(sbUrl.getAsString(), sbResponse);
        } catch (ChilkatException e) {
            System.out.println(e.getLastErrorText());
            return;
        }

        System.out.println("response status code: " + http.getLastStatus());
        System.out.println(sbResponse.getAsString());
    }
}