Added URLEncoder section

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Erik C. Thauvin 2023-01-04 23:55:18 -08:00
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@ -102,3 +102,36 @@ java -jar lib/build/libs/urlencoder-*all.jar "%#okékÉȢ" # -> %25%23o
java -jar lib/build/libs/urlencoder-*.all.jar -d "a%20test%20%26" # -> a test &
```
## Why not simply use `java.net.URLEncoder`?
Apart for being quite inefficient, some URL components encoded with `URLEncoder.encode` might not be able to be properly decoded.
For example, a simply search query such as:
```kotlin
val u = URLEncoder.encode("foo +bar", StandardCharsets.UTF_8)
```
would be encoded as:
```
foo+%28bar
```
Trying to decode it with [Spring](https://docs.spring.io/spring-framework/docs/current/javadoc-api/org/springframework/web/util/UriUtils.html#decode(java.lang.String,java.lang.String)), for example:
```kotlin
UriUtils.decode(u, StandardCharsets.UTF_8))
```
would return:
```
foo++bar
```
Unfortunately, decoding with [Uri.decode](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/net/Uri#decode(java.lang.String)) on Android, [decodeURI](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/decodeURI) in Javascript, etc. would yield the exact same result.
![URLEncoder](https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/52607534147_dee4a5a390_c.jpg)