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{{Note|<br>When specifying a URL in code, any ''special characters'' (anything other than a letter or number) need to be ''encoded''. For example, a space character is encoded as <tt>%20</tt>. (Browsers typically take care of encoding URLs entered into the address bar--that's why the URL displayed after you visit the page may differ somewhat from the one you entered.) | {{Note|<br>When specifying a URL in code, any ''special characters'' (anything other than a letter or number) need to be ''encoded''. For example, a space character is encoded as <tt>%20</tt>. | ||
(Browsers typically take care of encoding URLs entered into the address bar--that's why the URL displayed after you visit the page may differ somewhat from the one you entered.) | |||
''Learn more:'' | ''Learn more:'' | ||
:* [http://www.w3schools.com/tags/ref_urlencode.asp URL Encoding] in HTML | :* [http://www.w3schools.com/tags/ref_urlencode.asp URL Encoding] in HTML | ||
:* [http://www.javascripter.net/faq/escape.htm Encode a URL] in JavaScript | :* [http://www.javascripter.net/faq/escape.htm Encode a URL] in JavaScript | ||
:* [http://docs.oracle.com/javase/6/docs/api/java/net/URLEncoder.html URLEncoder] class for Java}} | :* [http://docs.oracle.com/javase/6/docs/api/java/net/URLEncoder.html URLEncoder] class for Java}} | ||
Revision as of 22:30, 1 February 2012
Note:
When specifying a URL in code, any special characters (anything other than a letter or number) need to be encoded. For example, a space character is encoded as %20.(Browsers typically take care of encoding URLs entered into the address bar--that's why the URL displayed after you visit the page may differ somewhat from the one you entered.)
Learn more:
- URL Encoding in HTML
- Encode a URL in JavaScript
- URLEncoder class for Java
