Java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: Invalid character in request at index 59
What I am doing: I am trying to do reverse geocoding in android
I am getting an error like: java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: Invalid character in request at index 59: http://maps.google.com/maps/api/geocode/json?address=Agram , Bangalore, Karnataka, India and sensor = false
NOte: This request gets json response in browser but not from my class below
This line gives this error ::
HttpGet httpget = new HttpGet(url);
JSONfunctions.java
public class JSONfunctions {
public static JSONObject getJSONfromURL(String url) {
InputStream is = null;
String result = "";
JSONObject jArray = null;
// Download JSON data from URL
try {
HttpClient httpclient = new DefaultHttpClient();
HttpGet httpget = new HttpGet(url);
HttpResponse response = httpclient.execute(httpget);
HttpEntity entity = response.getEntity();
is = entity.getContent();
} catch (Exception e) {
Log.e("log_tag", "Error in http connection " + e.toString());
}
// Convert response to string
try {
BufferedReader reader = new BufferedReader(new InputStreamReader(
is, "iso-8859-1"), 8);
StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder();
String line = null;
while ((line = reader.readLine()) != null) {
sb.append(line + "\n");
}
is.close();
result = sb.toString();
} catch (Exception e) {
Log.e("log_tag", "Error converting result " + e.toString());
}
try {
jArray = new JSONObject(result);
} catch (JSONException e) {
Log.e("log_tag", "Error parsing data " + e.toString());
}
return jArray;
}
}
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Use URLEncoder.encode()
to encode your parameter value address
"Agram, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India"
before putting it in the url string so that it becomes something like
http://maps.google.com/maps/api/geocode/json?address=Agram,+Bengaluru,+Karnataka,+India&sensor=false
i.e. spaces changed to +
and other special octets, represented as %xx
.
Browsers will automatically encrypt URLs for strings entered in the address bar so that they work there.
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Create your url,
final StringBuilder request = new StringBuilder(
"http://maps.googleapis.com/maps/api/geocode/json?sensor=false");
request.append("&language=").append(Locale.getDefault().getLanguage());
request.append("&address=").append(
URLEncoder.encode(locationName, "UTF-8"));
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I am using httpclient 4.3.3
String messagestr = "Welcome to Moqui World";
String url="http://my.example.com/api/sendhttp.phpauthkey="+URLEncoder.encode("17djssnvndkfjb110d3","UTF-8")+"&mobiles=91"+URLEncoder.encode(contactNumber,"UTF-8")+"&message="+URLEncoder.encode(messagestr,"UTF8")+"&sender="+URLEncoder.encode("WMOQUI","UTF-8")+"&route=4";
HttpClient client = HttpClientBuilder.create().build();
HttpGet request = new HttpGet(url);
HttpResponse response = client.execute(request);
It works great for me. Hope this helps you.
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