URLCodec (Apache Commons Codec 1.9 API)

Fields
Modifier and Type	Field and Description
`protected String`	`charset` Deprecated. TODO: This field will be changed to a private final Charset in 2.0.
`protected static byte`	`ESCAPE_CHAR` Release 1.5 made this field final.
`protected static BitSet`	`WWW_FORM_URL` BitSet of www-form-url safe characters.

Constructors
Constructor and Description
`URLCodec()` Default constructor.
`URLCodec(String charset)` Constructor which allows for the selection of a default charset.

Methods
Modifier and Type	Method and Description
`byte[]`	`decode(byte[] bytes)` Decodes an array of URL safe 7-bit characters into an array of original bytes.
`Object`	`decode(Object obj)` Decodes a URL safe object into its original form.
`String`	`decode(String str)` Decodes a URL safe string into its original form using the default string charset.
`String`	`decode(String str, String charset)` Decodes a URL safe string into its original form using the specified encoding.
`static byte[]`	`decodeUrl(byte[] bytes)` Decodes an array of URL safe 7-bit characters into an array of original bytes.
`byte[]`	`encode(byte[] bytes)` Encodes an array of bytes into an array of URL safe 7-bit characters.
`Object`	`encode(Object obj)` Encodes an object into its URL safe form.
`String`	`encode(String str)` Encodes a string into its URL safe form using the default string charset.
`String`	`encode(String str, String charset)` Encodes a string into its URL safe form using the specified string charset.
`static byte[]`	`encodeUrl(BitSet urlsafe, byte[] bytes)` Encodes an array of bytes into an array of URL safe 7-bit characters.
`String`	`getDefaultCharset()` The default charset used for string decoding and encoding.
`String`	`getEncoding()` Deprecated. Use `getDefaultCharset()`, will be removed in 2.0.

java.lang.Object
- org.apache.commons.codec.net.URLCodec

All Implemented Interfaces:

BinaryDecoder, BinaryEncoder, Decoder, Encoder, StringDecoder, StringEncoder
```
public class URLCodec
extends Object
implements BinaryEncoder, BinaryDecoder, StringEncoder, StringDecoder
```
Implements the 'www-form-urlencoded' encoding scheme, also misleadingly known as URL encoding.
This codec is meant to be a replacement for standard Java classes URLEncoder and URLDecoder on older Java platforms, as these classes in Java versions below 1.4 rely on the platform's default charset encoding.
This class is immutable and thread-safe.

Since:

1.2

Version:

$Id: URLCodec.html 891688 2013-12-24 20:49:46Z ggregory $

See Also:
Chapter 17.13.4 Form content types of the HTML 4.01 Specification

Field Summary

Fields
Modifier and Type Field and Description

protected String charset
Deprecated.
TODO: This field will be changed to a private final Charset in 2.0.

protected static byte ESCAPE_CHAR
Release 1.5 made this field final.

protected static BitSet WWW_FORM_URL
BitSet of www-form-url safe characters.

Constructor Summary

Constructors
Constructor and Description

URLCodec()
Default constructor.

URLCodec(String charset)
Constructor which allows for the selection of a default charset.

Method Summary

Methods
Modifier and Type Method and Description

byte[] decode(byte[] bytes)
Decodes an array of URL safe 7-bit characters into an array of original bytes.

Object decode(Object obj)
Decodes a URL safe object into its original form.

String decode(String str)
Decodes a URL safe string into its original form using the default string charset.

String decode(String str, String charset)
Decodes a URL safe string into its original form using the specified encoding.

static byte[] decodeUrl(byte[] bytes)
Decodes an array of URL safe 7-bit characters into an array of original bytes.

byte[] encode(byte[] bytes)
Encodes an array of bytes into an array of URL safe 7-bit characters.

Object encode(Object obj)
Encodes an object into its URL safe form.

String encode(String str)
Encodes a string into its URL safe form using the default string charset.

String encode(String str, String charset)
Encodes a string into its URL safe form using the specified string charset.

static byte[] encodeUrl(BitSet urlsafe, byte[] bytes)
Encodes an array of bytes into an array of URL safe 7-bit characters.

String getDefaultCharset()
The default charset used for string decoding and encoding.

String getEncoding()
Deprecated.
Use getDefaultCharset(), will be removed in 2.0.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

- Field Detail
  - charset
```
@Deprecated
protected String charset
```
    Deprecated. TODO: This field will be changed to a private final Charset in 2.0.
    
    The default charset used for string decoding and encoding.
  - ESCAPE_CHAR
```
protected static final byte ESCAPE_CHAR
```
    Release 1.5 made this field final.
    
    See Also:
    Constant Field Values
  - WWW_FORM_URL
```
protected static final BitSet WWW_FORM_URL
```
    BitSet of www-form-url safe characters.
- Constructor Detail
  - URLCodec
```
public URLCodec()
```
    Default constructor.
  - URLCodec
```
public URLCodec(String charset)
```
    Constructor which allows for the selection of a default charset.
    
    Parameters:
    charset - the default string charset to use.
- Method Detail
  - encodeUrl
```
public static final byte[] encodeUrl(BitSet urlsafe,
               byte[] bytes)
```
    Encodes an array of bytes into an array of URL safe 7-bit characters. Unsafe characters are escaped.
    
    Parameters:
    urlsafe - bitset of characters deemed URL safe
    bytes - array of bytes to convert to URL safe characters
    
    Returns:
    array of bytes containing URL safe characters
  - decodeUrl
```
public static final byte[] decodeUrl(byte[] bytes)
                              throws DecoderException
```
    Decodes an array of URL safe 7-bit characters into an array of original bytes. Escaped characters are converted back to their original representation.
    
    Parameters:
    bytes - array of URL safe characters
    
    Returns:
    array of original bytes
    
    Throws:
    
    DecoderException - Thrown if URL decoding is unsuccessful
  - encode
```
public byte[] encode(byte[] bytes)
```
    Encodes an array of bytes into an array of URL safe 7-bit characters. Unsafe characters are escaped.
    
    Specified by:
    
    encode in interface BinaryEncoder
    
    Parameters:
    bytes - array of bytes to convert to URL safe characters
    
    Returns:
    array of bytes containing URL safe characters
  - decode
```
public byte[] decode(byte[] bytes)
              throws DecoderException
```
    Decodes an array of URL safe 7-bit characters into an array of original bytes. Escaped characters are converted back to their original representation.
    
    Specified by:
    
    decode in interface BinaryDecoder
    
    Parameters:
    bytes - array of URL safe characters
    
    Returns:
    array of original bytes
    
    Throws:
    
    DecoderException - Thrown if URL decoding is unsuccessful
  - encode
```
public String encode(String str,
            String charset)
              throws UnsupportedEncodingException
```
    Encodes a string into its URL safe form using the specified string charset. Unsafe characters are escaped.
    
    Parameters:
    str - string to convert to a URL safe form
    charset - the charset for str
    
    Returns:
    URL safe string
    
    Throws:
    
    UnsupportedEncodingException - Thrown if charset is not supported
  - encode
```
public String encode(String str)
              throws EncoderException
```
    Encodes a string into its URL safe form using the default string charset. Unsafe characters are escaped.
    
    Specified by:
    
    encode in interface StringEncoder
    
    Parameters:
    str - string to convert to a URL safe form
    
    Returns:
    URL safe string
    
    Throws:
    
    EncoderException - Thrown if URL encoding is unsuccessful
    See Also:
    getDefaultCharset()
  - decode
```
public String decode(String str,
            String charset)
              throws DecoderException,
                     UnsupportedEncodingException
```
    Decodes a URL safe string into its original form using the specified encoding. Escaped characters are converted back to their original representation.
    
    Parameters:
    str - URL safe string to convert into its original form
    charset - the original string charset
    
    Returns:
    original string
    
    Throws:
    
    DecoderException - Thrown if URL decoding is unsuccessful
    
    UnsupportedEncodingException - Thrown if charset is not supported
  - decode
```
public String decode(String str)
              throws DecoderException
```
    Decodes a URL safe string into its original form using the default string charset. Escaped characters are converted back to their original representation.
    
    Specified by:
    
    decode in interface StringDecoder
    
    Parameters:
    str - URL safe string to convert into its original form
    
    Returns:
    original string
    
    Throws:
    
    DecoderException - Thrown if URL decoding is unsuccessful
    See Also:
    getDefaultCharset()
  - encode
```
public Object encode(Object obj)
              throws EncoderException
```
    Encodes an object into its URL safe form. Unsafe characters are escaped.
    
    Specified by:
    
    encode in interface Encoder
    
    Parameters:
    obj - string to convert to a URL safe form
    
    Returns:
    URL safe object
    
    Throws:
    
    EncoderException - Thrown if URL encoding is not applicable to objects of this type or if encoding is unsuccessful
  - decode
```
public Object decode(Object obj)
              throws DecoderException
```
    Decodes a URL safe object into its original form. Escaped characters are converted back to their original representation.
    
    Specified by:
    
    decode in interface Decoder
    
    Parameters:
    obj - URL safe object to convert into its original form
    
    Returns:
    original object
    
    Throws:
    
    DecoderException - Thrown if the argument is not a String or byte[]. Thrown if a failure condition is encountered during the decode process.
  - getDefaultCharset
```
public String getDefaultCharset()
```
    The default charset used for string decoding and encoding.
    
    Returns:
    the default string charset.
  - getEncoding
```
@Deprecated
public String getEncoding()
```
    Deprecated. Use getDefaultCharset(), will be removed in 2.0.
    
    The String encoding used for decoding and encoding.
    
    Returns:
    Returns the encoding.

Class URLCodec

Field Summary

Constructor Summary

Method Summary

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

Field Detail

charset

ESCAPE_CHAR

WWW_FORM_URL

Constructor Detail

URLCodec

URLCodec

Method Detail

encodeUrl

decodeUrl

encode

decode

encode

encode

decode

decode

encode

decode

getDefaultCharset

getEncoding