JDK-6238081 : REGRESSION: URL Read Error: incorrect encoding of embedded space
  • Type: Bug
  • Component: deploy
  • Sub-Component: plugin
  • Affected Version: 5.0
  • Priority: P2
  • Status: Closed
  • Resolution: Duplicate
  • OS: windows_xp
  • CPU: x86
  • Submitted: 2005-03-09
  • Updated: 2011-02-16
  • Resolved: 2005-03-25
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Description
FULL PRODUCT VERSION :
Version 1.5.0 (build 1.5.0_01-b08)

ADDITIONAL OS VERSION INFORMATION :
Win XP Ver 2002 SP1

A DESCRIPTION OF THE PROBLEM :
A URL with a space in it is encoded to "...%20...", when debugging an applet using Sun Java Console, i found that this URL had been encoded to "...%2520..." which is not the original URL, so the applet could not be loaded.

On another computer (older version of Java (version unkown)) the applet did load.

STEPS TO FOLLOW TO REPRODUCE THE PROBLEM :
Place the applet and webpage in a directory with a space in the URL

EXPECTED VERSUS ACTUAL BEHAVIOR :
EXPECTED -
The applet would be found and loaded
ACTUAL -
The applet was no found and not loaded

ERROR MESSAGES/STACK TRACES THAT OCCUR :
Applet [Name] notininted
[Name] class could not be found.

REPRODUCIBILITY :
This bug can be reproduced always.

CUSTOMER SUBMITTED WORKAROUND :
Change URL to not include a space

Release Regression From : 1.4.2_06
The above release value was the last known release where this 
bug was known to work. Since then there has been a regression.
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