How to decode URL to a map object

[EduardoElias]

Hi there!

I have searched over the forum and could not find an answer.

I am using the same sintax of param for a URL to comunicate over UDP.

like this:

ID=<text>&CMD=<number>& ....

This is the same used on URL for params.

But this is not a URL, just a String that I send and receive.

I know I could parse it, but i dont want to do another procedure again for that,

I wonder if there is something ready that parse this string giving me value for each key. Or transform this string in a map to retrive the values for each key.

Thanks in advance!

Eduardo Elias

 

[EduardoElias]

Well, I just made something for that, did not know about regex before that. However if there is something standard already implemented please let me know

Sub DecodeParams(Msg As String) As Map
   Dim stru As StringUtils
   Dim parts() As String = Regex.Split("&", Msg)
   Dim Params As Map
   Params.Initialize
   
   For i = 0 To parts.Length - 1
      Dim pair() As String = Regex.Split("=", parts(i))
      If pair.Length >= 2 Then
         Params.Put(pair(0), pair(1))
      End If
      If pair.Length = 1 Then
         Params.Put(pair(0), "")
      End If
   Next

   Return Params
End Sub

 

[Erel]

There isn't a "standard" method to parse it. HttpServer does parse such strings however this method is not exposed.