(Android™) 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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// Important: Don't forget to include the call to System.loadLibrary
// as shown at the bottom of this code sample.
package com.test;

import android.app.Activity;
import com.chilkatsoft.*;

import android.widget.TextView;
import android.os.Bundle;

public class SimpleActivity extends Activity {

  private static final String TAG = "Chilkat";

  // Called when the activity is first created.
  @Override
  public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
    super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);

    // 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"));
    Log.i(TAG, 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"));
    Log.i(TAG, sbUrl.getAsString());

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

  }

  static {
      System.loadLibrary("chilkat");

      // Note: If the incorrect library name is passed to System.loadLibrary,
      // then you will see the following error message at application startup:
      //"The application <your-application-name> has stopped unexpectedly. Please try again."
  }
}