/*==========================================================================*\
| $Id: URLStringEncoder.java,v 1.1 2010/09/14 18:13:30 aallowat Exp $
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\*==========================================================================*/
package org.webcat.submitter;
import java.io.UnsupportedEncodingException;
import java.net.URLEncoder;
//--------------------------------------------------------------------------
/**
* An implementation of {@see IStringEncoder} that performs URL encoding for
* HTTP protocols.
*
* @author Tony Allevato (Virginia Tech Computer Science)
* @author latest changes by: $Author: aallowat $
* @version $Revision: 1.1 $ $Date: 2010/09/14 18:13:30 $
*/
public class URLStringEncoder implements IStringEncoder
{
//~ Methods ...............................................................
// ----------------------------------------------------------
/**
* Encodes a string in URL format.
*
* @param string the string to encode
* @return the encoded string
*/
public String encodeString(String string)
{
try
{
return URLEncoder.encode(string, "UTF-8");
}
catch (UnsupportedEncodingException e)
{
return string;
}
}
}