Android URL Decode parseForHTTP(String str)

Description

This method reads a string and modifies it to support HTTP calls.

Parameter

Parameter	Description
str	a parameter

Return

A modified string with all special characters replaced with their valid equivalents.

Declaration

public static String parseForHTTP(String str) 

Method Source Code

//package com.java2s;

public class Main {
    /**// ww  w .ja  v  a2  s.c o  m
     * This method reads a string and modifies it to support HTTP calls. Certain characters which are used
     * as special characters in HTTP urls have to be converted to valid formats, and this method does the conversion.
     * @param str
     * @return A modified string with all special characters replaced with their valid equivalents.
     */
    public static String parseForHTTP(String str) {
        String result = "";

        for (int i = 0; i < str.length(); i++) {

            switch (str.charAt(i)) {
            case ' ':
                result += "%20";
                break;
            case '<':
                result += "%3C";
                break;
            case '>':
                result += "%3E";
                break;
            case '#':
                result += "%23";
                break;
            case '%':
                result += "%25";
                break;
            case '{':
                result += "%7B";
                break;
            case '}':
                result += "%7D";
            case '|':
                result += "%7E";
                break;
            case '\\':
                result += "%5B";
                break;
            case '^':
                result += "%5E";
                break;
            case '~':
                result += "%7E";
                break;
            case '[':
                result += "%5B";
                break;
            case ']':
                result += "%5D";
                break;
            case '`':
                result += "%60";
                break;
            case ';':
                result += "%3B";
                break;
            case '/':
                result += "%2F";
                break;
            case '?':
                result += "%3F";
                break;
            case ':':
                result += "%3A";
                break;
            case '@':
                result += "%40";
                break;
            case '=':
                result += "%3D";
                break;
            case '&':
                result += "%26";
                break;
            case '$':
                result += "%24";
                break;
            default:
                result += str.charAt(i);
                break;
            }

        }
        return result;
    }
}

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