In Delphi XE7 it is advised to use TNetEncoding.URL.Encode
So far I have been using a custom routine:
class function THttp.UrlEncode(const S: string; const InQueryString: Boolean): string;
var
I: Integer;
begin
Result := EmptyStr;
for i := 1 to Length(S) do
case S[i] of
// The NoConversion set contains characters as specificed in RFC 1738 and
// should not be modified unless the standard changes.
'A'..'Z', 'a'..'z', '*', '@', '.', '_', '-', '0'..'9',
'$', '!', '''', '(', ')':
Result := Result + S[i];
'—': Result := Result + '%E2%80%94';
' ' :
if InQueryString then
Result := Result + '+'
else
Result := Result + '%20';
else
Result := Result + '%' + System.SysUtils.IntToHex(Ord(S[i]), 2);
end;
end;
Using the method above I have been able to manually specify whether the encoded parameter S is a part of the Path or a part of the Query string.
The spaces should be encoded as + if found in the Path and as %20 is part of the Query parameters.
The function above emits properly
Url := 'http://something/?q=' + THttp.UrlEncode('koko jambo', true);
// Url := http://something/?q=koko%20jambo
but the following is returning different value
Url := 'http://something/?q=' + TNetEncoding.URL.Encode('koko jambo;);
// Url := http://something/?q=koko+jambo
Please elaborate in what way TNetEncoding.URL.Encode should be properly used for encoding query parameters containing spaces as %20?