Get parameter with the character '#' from a query string on java

Question

I am trying to get a request string that has the character # and my parameter is got only until the # . But the thing is that I need to have this character, can't remove it.

Any idea?

Answer 1

Encode the # if it has to be there. A literal # indicates a fragment id and can't be used in a URI for any other purpose. w3schools has encoding tables so you can look up the values yourself, too.

Answer 2

You need to encode the parameter value correctly.

If the URL is generated by a JSP, make sure to use the JSTL c:url tag:

<c:url value="/path/to/myServlet">
    <c:param name="param1" value="#paramValue"/>
</c:url>

If you're using straight Java, use URLEncoder.encode() .

If the URL is static, use %23paramValue instead of #paramValue