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  Class java.net.URLEncoder
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  <dt> public class <b>URLEncoder</b>
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The class contains a utility method for converting a 
 <code>String</code> into a MIME format called 
 "<code>x-www-form-urlencoded</code>" format. 
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 To convert a <code>String</code>, each character is examined in turn:
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 <li>The ASCII characters '<code>a</code>' through '<code>z</code>', 
     '<code>A</code>' through '<code>Z</code>', and '<code>0</code>' 
     through '<code>9</code>' remain the same. 
 <li>The space character '<code>&nbsp;</code>' is converted into a 
     plus sign '<code>+</code>'. 
 <li>All other characters are converted into the 3-character string 
     "<code>%<i>xy</i></code>", where <i>xy</i> is the two-digit
     hexadecimal representation of the lower 8-bits of the character.
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	<a href="#encode(java.lang.String)"><b>encode</b></a>(String)
  <dd>  Translates a string into <code>x-www-form-urlencoded</code> format.
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 public static <a href="java.lang.String.html#_top_">String</a> encode(<a href="java.lang.String.html#_top_">String</a> s)
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  <dd> Translates a string into <code>x-www-form-urlencoded</code> format.
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    <dt> <b>Parameters:</b>
    <dd> s - <code>String</code> to be translated.
    <dt> <b>Returns:</b>
    <dd> the translated <code>String</code>.
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