(Unicode C) Keeping Query Params in a Hashtable

Demonstrates how to use a Chilkat Hashtable to hold query params and re-emit as a query param string.

Note: The ToQueryString method was added in Chilkat v9.5.0.92.

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#include <C_CkHashtableW.h>
#include <C_CkStringTableW.h>

void ChilkatSample(void)
    {
    HCkHashtableW ht;
    BOOL success;
    const wchar_t *qp;
    HCkStringTableW keys;
    int numKeys;
    const wchar_t *key;
    const wchar_t *val;
    int i;

    ht = CkHashtableW_Create();

    // Add name/value pairs from an existing query param string where the values are already URL encoded.
    qp = L"txt=this%20is%20a%20test&color=blue&fruits=apples%26oranges";
    success = CkHashtableW_AddQueryParams(ht,qp);

    // Add some additional name/value pairs.
    CkHashtableW_AddStr(ht,L"name",L"Jack Sparrow");
    CkHashtableW_AddStr(ht,L"movie",L"Pirates of the Carribean");

    // Iterate over the hash table to show what we have..

    keys = CkStringTableW_Create();
    CkHashtableW_GetKeys(ht,keys);
    numKeys = CkStringTableW_getCount(keys);

    i = 0;
    while (i < numKeys) {
        key = CkStringTableW_stringAt(keys,i);
        val = CkHashtableW_lookupStr(ht,key);
        wprintf(L"%s = %s\n",key,val);
        i = i + 1;
    }

    // Output for the above loop:

    // color = blue
    // name = Jack Sparrow
    // fruits = apples&oranges
    // txt = this is a test
    // movie = Pirates of the Carribean

    // Get all name/value pairs as a query parm string with values URL encoded
    qp = CkHashtableW_toQueryString(ht);
    wprintf(L"%s\n",qp);

    // Result:
    // color=blue&name=Jack%20Sparrow&fruits=apples%26oranges&txt=this%20is%20a%20test&movie=Pirates%20of%20the%20Carribean


    CkHashtableW_Dispose(ht);
    CkStringTableW_Dispose(keys);

    }