Metacat

  /** A method to replace whitespace in url*/

  public static String replaceWhiteSpaceForURL(String urlHasWhiteSpace)

  {

    StringBuffer newUrl = new StringBuffer();

    String whiteSpaceReplace ="%20";

    if (urlHasWhiteSpace == null || urlHasWhiteSpace.trim().equals(""))

    {

      return null;

    }

    for (int i=0; i<urlHasWhiteSpace.length(); i++)

    {

       char ch = urlHasWhiteSpace.charAt(i);

       if ( !Character.isWhitespace(ch))

       {

          newUrl.append(ch);

       }

       else

       {

         //it is white sapce, replace it by %20

         newUrl = newUrl.append(whiteSpaceReplace);

       }

   }//for

   MetaCatUtil.debugMessage("The new string without space is:"+ 

                             newUrl.toString(), 35);

   return newUrl.toString();

  }// replaceWhiteSpaceForUR