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waynemmn
Contributor
10 years ago

How do I stop URL forward slash from being encoded?

I am creating some new tests calling a new rest end point.   I need to call the endpoint like this. http://cit2.iam-secure.aaaaaa.com/bestbuy/transactions/online-transactions/20151020%5E960%5E960%...
  • SiKing's avatar
    SiKing
    10 years ago

    Your parameter "entity" has a slash in it! You are either going to get the whole parameter encoded or nothing.

    You need to break this up into two parameters, maybe: "entitypre" and "entitypost", or something. The separating slash between parameters will not be encoded, but the two _parts_ will.

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waynemmn
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I am already using a template for both the Path Section of the URL and the Entitiy Portion. 

See attached image. 

If the data portion of the URL has the character "^" in the data. like this. 

20151103^960^960^104521

Then the Path part and the entity part get encoded. 

http://cit2.iam-secure.bestbuy.com/bestbuy%2Ftransactions/online-transactions%2F20151103%5E960%5E960%5E102658

 

If I replace the "^" with an "_"then nothing gets encoded. 

http://cit2.iam-secure.bestbuy.com/bestbuy/transactions/online-transactions/20151103_960_960_104521 

 

I am not sure how you think using templates will stop this????

 

 

 

 

 

SiKing's avatar
SiKing
Community Expert
10 years ago

Your parameter "entity" has a slash in it! You are either going to get the whole parameter encoded or nothing.

You need to break this up into two parameters, maybe: "entitypre" and "entitypost", or something. The separating slash between parameters will not be encoded, but the two _parts_ will.

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    waynemmn
    Contributor
    10 years ago

    ok ok,

    Your answer got me thinking and I finally was able to resolve this. 

     

    I broke the URL up into 4 seperate Parameters so there was no slash (/) in any value and then I placed the final data portion of the URL (20151103^960^960^103694) in it's own parameter. 

     

    Only that final portion got encoded and that is what this query needed. 

     

    Thanks everyone for your help!!