Java String Encode encodeDataPair(final StringBuilder buffer, final String key, final String value)

Description

Encode a key/value data pair to be used in a HTTP post request.

License

Open Source License

Parameter

Parameter	Description
buffer	a parameter
key	a parameter
value	a parameter

Declaration

private static void encodeDataPair(final StringBuilder buffer, final String key, final String value)
        throws UnsupportedEncodingException 

Method Source Code

//package com.java2s;
import java.io.*;

import java.net.URLEncoder;

public class Main {
    /**/*from  w  ww.j  a v a  2 s  . c  om*/
     * <p>Encode a key/value data pair to be used in a HTTP post request. This
     * INCLUDES a & so the first key/value pair MUST be included manually,
     * e.g:</p>
     * <code>
     * StringBuffer data = new StringBuffer();
     * data.append(encode("guid")).append('=').append(encode(guid));
     * encodeDataPair(data, "version", description.getVersion());
     * </code>
     *
     * @param buffer
     * @param key
     * @param value
     * @return
     */
    private static void encodeDataPair(final StringBuilder buffer, final String key, final String value)
            throws UnsupportedEncodingException {
        buffer.append('&').append(encode(key)).append('=').append(encode(value));
    }

    /**
     * Encode text as UTF-8
     *
     * @param text
     * @return
     */
    private static String encode(String text) throws UnsupportedEncodingException {
        return URLEncoder.encode(text, "UTF-8");
    }
}

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