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Does php urlencode the same with java urlencode?

In PHP：

php -r "echo urlencode('["IM"]'); "

The result is %5BIM%5D

But in java 

String text = URLEncoder.encode('["IM"]',"UTF-8");
System.out.println("text" + text);

The result is text%5B%22IM%22%5D

What's the different between these two functions? How can I implement a java code to complete the same function of php?

Solution 
  • php -r "echo urlencode('["IM"]'); "

    The result is %5BIM%5D because the function urlencode is actually only taking the string [IM] as its input. while in java

    String text = URLEncoder.encode('["IM"]',"UTF-8");

    The string being passed is actually: ["IM"] which generates the value %22 which is encode-string for " the quote mark.