Java tutorial
import java.net.URLDecoder; public class MainClass { public static void main(String[] args) { String input = "http://www.java2s.com/query?pg=q&kl=XX&stype=stext&q=%2B%22Java+Programming%22&search.x=30&search.y=7"; System.out.println(input); try { String output = URLDecoder.decode(input, "UTF8"); System.out.println(output); } catch (Exception e) { System.err.println("Malformed URL"); } } }