String getting split on '#' when passing to a RESTful Web Service in Java through GET method

Question

I am having a RESTful Java Web Service that accepts a long string with '#' in between.

When I am trying to send the string to the method while calling, the string is getting split on '#' and I can retrieve the [0] value alone.

Before sending the message is intact, but after using this..

req.open("GET","https://localhost:8443/registername/resources/registerName/"+"My#Name", true);
req.send();

is the problem.

These are the first few lines in the Web Service...

@GET
@Path("/{message}")
public String validateName(@PathParam("message") String message) throws Exception{
    System.out.println(message);
...}

And, it displays "My" alone.

Can anyone please help me on why this is happening? Thanks!

score 3 · Accepted Answer · edited May 23 '17 at 12:28

In URLs, a # sign indicates a "named anchor," something that local javascript, and it is not sent to the remote server, so when you have the URL:

https://localhost:8443/registername/resources/registerName/My#Name

Name isn't sent to the server. You need to use a different split character.

score 2 · Answer 2 · answered Apr 01 '13 at 15:43

2

HTTP post or get will not read anything after #, Do a URLEncode before doing POST or GET.

answered Apr 01 '13 at 15:43

score 1 · Answer 3 · answered Apr 01 '13 at 14:51

1

I don't think the part after the # is sent up with the GET request.

answered Apr 01 '13 at 14:51

mconlin

3 Answers3