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We ended up using the old java.net.URLEncoder . More specifically, we used URLEncoder.encode(string, Charsets.UTF_8). We use it to encode the values for the query parameter, and then build a URL ...
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FractionalRadix
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2023-10-26T08:44:40Z (7 months ago)
We ended up using the old [java.net.URLEncoder](https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/net/URLEncoder.html) .- We use it to encode the values for the query parameter, and then build a URL from it using String concatenation.
- This solves most of the problems, if you're willing to overlook that space is encoded to `+` rather than `%20`, and that you should not apply it to a complete URI or URL.
- If you apply `URLEncoder.encode(...)` to "https://example.com/something", it will return `https%3A%2F%2Fexample.com%2Fsomething`... so, you have to apply it to the individual components of your URI or URL, and then concatenate them.
- It's not a particularly elegant solution, but it works.
- We ended up using the old [java.net.URLEncoder](https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/net/URLEncoder.html) .
- More specifically, we used `URLEncoder.encode(string, Charsets.UTF_8)`.
- We use it to encode the values for the query parameter, and then build a URL from it using String concatenation.
- This solves most of the problems, if you're willing to overlook that space is encoded to `+` rather than `%20`, and that you should not apply it to a complete URI or URL.
- If you apply `URLEncoder.encode(...)` to "https://example.com/something", it will return `https%3A%2F%2Fexample.com%2Fsomething`... so, you have to apply it to the individual components of your URI or URL, and then concatenate them.
- It's not a particularly elegant solution, but it works.
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FractionalRadix
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2023-10-26T08:42:56Z (7 months ago)
We ended up using the old [java.net.URLEncoder](https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/net/URLEncoder.html) . We use it to encode the values for the query parameter, and then build a URL from it using String concatenation. This solves most of the problems, if you're willing to overlook that space is encoded to `+` rather than `%20`, and that you should not apply it to a complete URI or URL. If you apply `URLEncoder.encode(...)` to "https://example.com/something", it will return `https%3A%2F%2Fexample.com%2Fsomething`... so, you have to apply it to the individual components of your URI or URL, and then concatenate them. It's not a particularly elegant solution, but it works.