If Url can contans '=='
just a quick one that if an url can contains character like '==' ?
eg.
uMm8PMN9seYA9vJd2IqZCg==
eg.
uMm8PMN9seYA9vJd2IqZCg==
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By the way, I provided a specification that has been superseded by rfc2396.
Check the link below:
http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc2396.txt
Equal sign (=) is still considered a reserved character. Quoting section 2.2 of the specification:
Many URI include components consisting of or delimited by, certain
special characters. These characters are called "reserved", since
their usage within the URI component is limited to their reserved
purpose. If the data for a URI component would conflict with the
reserved purpose, then the conflicting data must be escaped before
forming the URI.
Check the link below:
http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc2396.txt
Equal sign (=) is still considered a reserved character. Quoting section 2.2 of the specification:
Many URI include components consisting of or delimited by, certain
special characters. These characters are called "reserved", since
their usage within the URI component is limited to their reserved
purpose. If the data for a URI component would conflict with the
reserved purpose, then the conflicting data must be escaped before
forming the URI.
http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc1738.txt
Check section 2.2. URL Character Encoding Issues for details especially on the reserved character part as equal (=) sign is a reserved character. However, it looks like '==' is allowed.
I guess to be sure, if it is possible, encode the characters you need to include in URL.