URLUtils (DSpace Server Webapp 7.0 API)

java.lang.Object
- org.dspace.app.rest.utils.URLUtils

```
public class URLUtils
extends Object
```
Utility class to encode or decode URL

Method Summary

All Methods Static Methods Concrete Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`static String`	`decode(String url)`	Decode a given URL
`static String`	`encode(String url)`	Encode a given URL
`static boolean`	`urlIsPrefixOf(String pattern, String candidate)`	Is one URL a prefix of another? Ignores credentials, fragments and queries.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

- Method Detail
  - decode
```
public static String decode(String url)
```
    Decode a given URL
    
    Parameters:
    
    url - URL
    
    Returns:
    
    decoded URL
  - encode
```
public static String encode(String url)
```
    Encode a given URL
    
    Parameters:
    
    url - URL
    
    Returns:
    
    encoded URL
  - urlIsPrefixOf
```
public static boolean urlIsPrefixOf(String pattern,
                                    String candidate)
                             throws IllegalArgumentException
```
    Is one URL a prefix of another? Ignores credentials, fragments and queries.
    
    Parameters:
    
    pattern - the potential prefix.
    
    candidate - does this URL match the pattern?
    
    Returns:
    
    true if the URLs have equal protocol, host and port, and each element of candidate's path String.equals(java.lang.Object) the corresponding element in pattern's path.
    
    Throws:
    
    IllegalArgumentException - if either URL is malformed.