Top "Url" questions

A URL (Uniform Resource Locator), is a universal identifier on the web.

What is the difference between a URI, a URL and a URN?

People talk about URLs, URIs, and URNs as if they're different things, but they look the same to the naked …

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Java URL encoding of query string parameters

Say I have a URL http://example.com/query?q= and I have a query entered by the user such …

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How can I open a URL in Android's web browser from my application?

How to open an URL from code in the built-in web browser rather than within my application? I tried this: …

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Remove all special characters from a string

I am facing an issue with URLs, I want to be able to convert titles that could contain anything and …

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Get URL query string parameters

What is the "less code needed" way to get parameters from a URL query string which is formatted like the …

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REST API Best practices: Where to put parameters?

A REST API can have parameters in at least two ways: As part of the URL-path (i.e. /api/resource/…

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How to check if the URL contains a given string?

How could I do something like this: <script type="text/javascript"> $(document).ready(function () { if(window.location.contains("…

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URL encoding the space character: + or %20?

When is a space in a URL encoded to +, and when is it encoded to %20?

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How can I get the Google cache age of any URL or web page?

In my project I need the Google cache age to be added as important information. I tried to search sources …

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GET URL parameter in PHP

I'm trying to pass a URL as a url parameter in php but when I try to get this parameter …

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