(VB.NET) 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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' We have the string "MÆRSK".

' This is the URL encoding of the windows-1252 representation.
Dim nameWindows1252UrlEncoded As String = "M%C6RSK"

Dim sb1 As New Chilkat.StringBuilder
Dim success As Boolean = sb1.DecodeAndAppend(nameWindows1252UrlEncoded,"url","windows-1252")

Dim http As 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

Dim sbUrl As New Chilkat.StringBuilder

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

Dim responseBody As 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","windows-1252"))
Debug.WriteLine(sbUrl.GetAsString())

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