org.apache.axis2.transport.http.util
Class URIEncoderDecoder

java.lang.Object
  org.apache.axis2.transport.http.util.URIEncoderDecoder

public class URIEncoderDecoder
extends java.lang.Object

Constructor Summary

URIEncoderDecoder()

Method Summary

static java.lang.String	decode(java.lang.String s) Decodes the string argument which is assumed to be encoded in the x-www-form-urlencoded MIME content type using the UTF-8 encoding scheme.
static java.lang.String	quoteIllegal(java.lang.String s, java.lang.String legal) All characters except letters ('a'..'z', 'A'..'Z') and numbers ('0'..'9') and legal characters are converted into their hexidecimal value prepended by '%'.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

URIEncoderDecoder

public URIEncoderDecoder()

Method Detail

quoteIllegal

public static java.lang.String quoteIllegal(java.lang.String s,
                                            java.lang.String legal)
                                     throws java.io.UnsupportedEncodingException

All characters except letters ('a'..'z', 'A'..'Z') and numbers ('0'..'9') and legal characters are converted into their hexidecimal value prepended by '%'.

For example: '#' -> %23

Other characters, which are Unicode chars that are not US-ASCII, and are not ISO Control or are not ISO Space chars, are preserved.

Called from URI.quoteComponent() (for multiple argument constructors)

Parameters:

s - java.lang.String the string to be converted

legal - java.lang.String the characters allowed to be preserved in the string s

Returns:

java.lang.String the converted string

Throws:

java.io.UnsupportedEncodingException

decode

public static java.lang.String decode(java.lang.String s)
                               throws java.io.UnsupportedEncodingException

Decodes the string argument which is assumed to be encoded in the x-www-form-urlencoded MIME content type using the UTF-8 encoding scheme.

'%' and two following hex digit characters are converted to the equivalent byte value. All other characters are passed through unmodified.

e.g. "A%20B%20C %24%25" -> "A B C $%"

Called from URI.getXYZ() methods

Parameters:

s - java.lang.String The encoded string.

Returns:

java.lang.String The decoded version.

Throws:

java.io.UnsupportedEncodingException