In Java / Apache httpclient, you cannot use vertical / pipe bars to process URLs

If I want to handle this URL, for example:

post = new HttpPost("http://testurl.com/lists/lprocess?action=LoadList|401814|1");

Java / Apache won't let me because it means that the vertical bar ("|) is illegal

You can't escape it with a double slash:

post = new HttpPost("http://testurl.com/lists/lprocess?action=LoadList\\|401814\\|1");

^That won't work

Any suggestions on how to make this work?

Solution

Try using urlencoder encode()

Note: you should encode the string after action = incomplete URL

post = new HttpPost("http://testurl.com/lists/lprocess?action="+URLEncoder.encode("LoadList|401814|1","UTF-8"));

reference resources http://docs.oracle.com/javase/7/docs/api/java/net/URLEncoder.html