Swift

HTTP GET with utf-8 URL Encoded Query Params

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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.

Swift

func chilkatTest() {
    var success: Bool = false

    // We have the string "MÆRSK".

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

    let sb1 = CkoStringBuilder()!
    success = sb1.decodeAndAppend(value: 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(value: "https://www.chilkatsoft.com/something?name=")
    sbUrl.append(value: sb1.getEncoded(encoding: "url", charset: "utf-8"))
    print("\(sbUrl.getAsString()!)")

    var responseBody: String? = http.quickGetStr(url: 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(value: "https://www.chilkatsoft.com/something?name=")
    sbUrl.append(value: sb1.getEncoded(encoding: "url", charset: "windows-1252"))
    print("\(sbUrl.getAsString()!)")

    responseBody = http.quickGetStr(url: sbUrl.getAsString())

}