(Java) 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 com.chilkatsoft.*;

public class ChilkatExample {

  static {
    try {
        System.loadLibrary("chilkat");
    } catch (UnsatisfiedLinkError e) {
      System.err.println("Native code library failed to load.\n" + e);
      System.exit(1);
    }
  }

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

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

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

    CkHttp http = new CkHttp();

    // 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

    CkStringBuilder sbUrl = new CkStringBuilder();

    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());
  }
}