Here you can find the source of encode(Object value)
private static String encode(Object value)
//package com.java2s; /**// ww w. j av a 2s .c om * NOTE: This copyright does *not* cover user programs that use HQ * program services by normal system calls through the application * program interfaces provided as part of the Hyperic Plug-in Development * Kit or the Hyperic Client Development Kit - this is merely considered * normal use of the program, and does *not* fall under the heading of * "derived work". * * Copyright (C) [2009-2010], VMware, Inc. * This file is part of HQ. * * HQ is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify * it under the terms version 2 of the GNU General Public License as * published by the Free Software Foundation. This program is distributed * in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without * even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A * PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU General Public License for more * details. * * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License * along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software * Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307 * USA. * */ import java.io.UnsupportedEncodingException; import java.net.URLEncoder; public class Main { private static String encode(Object value) { if (value == null) return ""; try { return URLEncoder.encode(value.toString(), "UTF-8"); } catch (UnsupportedEncodingException e) { // Encoding error, pass the original value instead return value.toString(); } } }