(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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// We have the string "MÆRSK".

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

Chilkat.StringBuilder sb1 = new Chilkat.StringBuilder();
bool success = sb1.DecodeAndAppend(nameWindows1252UrlEncoded,"url","windows-1252");

Chilkat.Http http = new Chilkat.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

Chilkat.StringBuilder sbUrl = new Chilkat.StringBuilder();

sbUrl.Append("https://www.chilkatsoft.com/something?name=");
sbUrl.Append(sb1.GetEncoded("url","utf-8"));
Debug.WriteLine(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"));
Debug.WriteLine(sbUrl.GetAsString());

responseBody = http.QuickGetStr(sbUrl.GetAsString());