(Perl) 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.

Chilkat Perl Downloads Perl Module for Windows, MacOS, Linux, Alpine Linux, Solaris

use chilkat();

# We have the string "MÆRSK".

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

$sb1 = chilkat::CkStringBuilder->new();
$success = $sb1->DecodeAndAppend($nameWindows1252UrlEncoded,"url","windows-1252");

$http = chilkat::CkHttp->new();

# 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

$sbUrl = chilkat::CkStringBuilder->new();

$sbUrl->Append("https://www.chilkatsoft.com/something?name=");
$sbUrl->Append($sb1->getEncoded("url","utf-8"));
print $sbUrl->getAsString() . "\r\n";

$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"));
print $sbUrl->getAsString() . "\r\n";

$responseBody = $http->quickGetStr($sbUrl->getAsString());