Posts

All the articles I've posted.

• Java String Comparisons: equals and ==

  9 Jul, 2018

  This article recounts a failed condition caused by using == to compare a value received from JSP with a server-side string. It uses the incident to explain the difference between comparing string contents and comparing object references in Java.

• Java Character Encoding and Decoding (Part 2): URL Encoding

  13 Apr, 2018

  This article traces URL encoding and decoding in Java through URLEncoder, URLDecoder, and Charset lookup. It explains hexadecimal byte representation in percent-encoded URLs and briefly introduces chunked transfer through examples of request and response headers.

• Java Character Encoding and Decoding (Part 1)

  13 Apr, 2018

  Using String.getBytes as an example, this article traces how Java looks up a character set, creates an encoder, and converts a string to a byte array. It also outlines the similar process used to decode bytes into characters.