(Swift 2) 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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func chilkatTest() {
    // We have the string "MÆRSK".

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

    let sb1 = CkoStringBuilder()
    var success: Bool = sb1.DecodeAndAppend(nameWindows1252UrlEncoded, encoding: "url", charset: "windows-1252")

    let http = CkoHttp()

    // 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

    let sbUrl = CkoStringBuilder()

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

    var responseBody: String? = 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", charset: "windows-1252"))
    print("\(sbUrl.GetAsString())")

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

}