Changing String encoding type to send in HTTP Request

Question

I have a String that contains for example:

Hello are you ok ?

I want to convert this String to:

Hello%20are%20you%20ok%20?

What do we call that and how can I do it in Java? Cause when I send a HttpRequest, the server doesn't understand the words without these special characters...

It's called URL encoding: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/10786042/java-url-encoding — Zoltán, Mar 09 '14 at 00:52

score 2 · Accepted Answer · answered Mar 09 '14 at 00:53

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What you want to use is URLEncoder :

String encodedUrl = URLEncoder.encode(url, "UTF-8");

answered Mar 09 '14 at 00:53

Viktor K.

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If `url` is `http://www.google.com/`, the encoded form is `http%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com%2F` (a mess). The duplicate Q&A answers this much better. – Andrew Thompson Mar 09 '14 at 01:02

Changing String encoding type to send in HTTP Request

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