Xbase++

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.

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LOCAL nSuccess
LOCAL cNameWindows1252UrlEncoded
LOCAL oSb1
LOCAL oHttp
LOCAL oSbUrl
LOCAL cResponseBody

nSuccess := 0

//  We have the string "MÆRSK".

//  This is the URL encoding of the windows-1252 representation.
cNameWindows1252UrlEncoded := "M%C6RSK"

oSb1 := CreateObject("Chilkat.StringBuilder")
nSuccess := oSb1:DecodeAndAppend(cNameWindows1252UrlEncoded, "url", "windows-1252")

oHttp := CreateObject("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

oSbUrl := CreateObject("Chilkat.StringBuilder")

oSbUrl:Append("https://www.chilkatsoft.com/something?name=")
oSbUrl:Append(oSb1:GetEncoded("url", "utf-8"))
? oSbUrl:GetAsString()

cResponseBody := oHttp:QuickGetStr(oSbUrl: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

oSbUrl:Clear()
oSbUrl:Append("https://www.chilkatsoft.com/something?name=")
oSbUrl:Append(oSb1:GetEncoded("url", "windows-1252"))
? oSbUrl:GetAsString()

cResponseBody := oHttp:QuickGetStr(oSbUrl:GetAsString())

oSb1:destroy()
oHttp:destroy()
oSbUrl:destroy()