(Node.js) 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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var os = require('os');
if (os.platform() == 'win32') {  
  var chilkat = require('@chilkat/ck-node23-win64'); 
} else if (os.platform() == 'linux') {
    if (os.arch() == 'arm') {
        var chilkat = require('@chilkat/ck-node23-linux-arm');
    } else if (os.arch() == 'arm64') {
        var chilkat = require('@chilkat/ck-node23-linux-arm64');
    } else {
        var chilkat = require('@chilkat/ck-node23-linux-x64');
    }
} else if (os.platform() == 'darwin') {
  var chilkat = require('@chilkat/ck-node23-mac-universal');
}

function chilkatExample() {

    // We have the string "MÆRSK".

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

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

    var 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

    var sbUrl = new chilkat.StringBuilder();

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

    var 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"));
    console.log(sbUrl.GetAsString());

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

}

chilkatExample();