public class

URLDecoder

extends Object
java.lang.Object
   ↳ java.net.URLDecoder

Class Overview

This class is used to decode a string which is encoded in the application/x-www-form-urlencoded MIME content type.

Summary

Public Constructors
URLDecoder()
Public Methods
static String decode(String s, String enc)
Decodes the argument which is assumed to be encoded in the x-www-form-urlencoded MIME content type using the specified encoding scheme.
static String decode(String s)
This method is deprecated. use decode(String, String) instead.
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Inherited Methods
From class java.lang.Object

Public Constructors

public URLDecoder ()

Public Methods

public static String decode (String s, String enc)

Decodes the argument which is assumed to be encoded in the x-www-form-urlencoded MIME content type using the specified encoding scheme.

'+' will be converted to space, '%' and two following hex digit characters are converted to the equivalent byte value. All other characters are passed through unmodified. For example "A+B+C %24%25" -> "A B C $%".

Parameters
s the encoded string.
enc the encoding scheme to be used.
Returns
  • the decoded clear-text representation of the given string.
Throws
UnsupportedEncodingException if the specified encoding scheme is invalid.

public static String decode (String s)

This method is deprecated.use decode(String, String) instead.

Decodes the argument which is assumed to be encoded in the x-www-form-urlencoded MIME content type.

'+' will be converted to space, '%' and two following hex digit characters are converted to the equivalent byte value. All other characters are passed through unmodified. For example "A+B+C %24%25" -> "A B C $%".

Parameters
s the encoded string.
Returns
  • the decoded clear-text representation of the given string.