Force URLEncoder to use %20 instead of + for spaces?

[Neil]

Hello:

When I encode the name of an image file to place into a URL, I
use this code:

URLEncoder.encode(imageName,"UTF-8")

This gives me image names with spaces replaced by + signs which
IE does not like.

If I change the spaces to %20, the URL works perfectly in IE.

For example, if my image name is Ping G2 Driver.gif, URLEncoder gives
me this URL:

http://dev.rentclubs.com/~maryanne/images/clubs/Driver/Ping+G2+Driver.gif

If I try to load this URL in IE, it gives me a 404 error.

If I use the exact same url with %20, it works just fine:

http://dev.rentclubs.com/~maryanne/images/clubs/Driver/Ping G2 Driver.gif

I thought + and %20 were both acceptable for spaces in a URL, but
apparently IE does not like the plus signs.

Is there a way to force URLEncoder to use %20 instead of + signs?

Thanks,
Neil

 

[Knute Johnson]

Hello:

When I encode the name of an image file to place into a URL, I
use this code:

URLEncoder.encode(imageName,"UTF-8")

This gives me image names with spaces replaced by + signs which
IE does not like.

If I change the spaces to %20, the URL works perfectly in IE.

For example, if my image name is Ping G2 Driver.gif, URLEncoder gives
me this URL:

http://dev.rentclubs.com/~maryanne/images/clubs/Driver/Ping+G2+Driver.gif

If I try to load this URL in IE, it gives me a 404 error.

If I use the exact same url with %20, it works just fine:

http://dev.rentclubs.com/~maryanne/images/clubs/Driver/Ping G2 Driver.gif

I thought + and %20 were both acceptable for spaces in a URL, but
apparently IE does not like the plus signs.

Is there a way to force URLEncoder to use %20 instead of + signs?

Thanks,
Neil

Doesn't look like it.

..replaceAll("\\+","%20");

 

[Raymond DeCampo]

Hello:

When I encode the name of an image file to place into a URL, I
use this code:

URLEncoder.encode(imageName,"UTF-8")

This gives me image names with spaces replaced by + signs which
IE does not like.

If I change the spaces to %20, the URL works perfectly in IE.

For example, if my image name is Ping G2 Driver.gif, URLEncoder gives
me this URL:

http://dev.rentclubs.com/~maryanne/images/clubs/Driver/Ping+G2+Driver.gif

If I try to load this URL in IE, it gives me a 404 error.

If I use the exact same url with %20, it works just fine:

http://dev.rentclubs.com/~maryanne/images/clubs/Driver/Ping G2 Driver.gif

I thought + and %20 were both acceptable for spaces in a URL, but
apparently IE does not like the plus signs.

Is there a way to force URLEncoder to use %20 instead of + signs?

Despite the name, URLEncoder is not for encoding URLs, but for encoding
parameter names and values for use in GET-style URLs or POST forms.
That is, for transforming plain text into the
application/x-www-form-urlencoded MIME format as described in the HTML
specification.

HTH,
Ray

 

[Raymond DeCampo]

Despite the name, URLEncoder is not for encoding URLs, but for encoding
parameter names and values for use in GET-style URLs or POST forms. That
is, for transforming plain text into the
application/x-www-form-urlencoded MIME format as described in the HTML
specification.

HTH,
Ray

I meant to add that the java.net.URL class javadoc recommends using the
java.net.URI class for the type of encoding you are doing (RFC 2396).

HTH,
Ray

 

[Neil]

Ray:

The java.net.URI class is exactly what I was looking for!

Thanks,
Neil