How are you creating the URL? Try one of these methods:
path = URLEncoder.encode("finance.yahoo.com/q/hp?s=^DJI", "UTF-8");
uri = new URI("http://"; + path);
...or...
uri = new URI("http", "finance.yahoo.com", "/q/hp?s=^DJI", "");
On Feb 13, 11:55 pm, ivanchan <ivanm...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> I am trying to use HttpGet to fetch some data from yahoo finace, the
> whole url is
> "http://finance.yahoo.com/q/hp?s=^DJI";, from the log I gucess it
> complains
> about the '^' character, what is the right way to solve this problem?
> Thanks.
>
> E/AndroidRuntime( 287): java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: Illegal
> character i
> n query at index 32:http://finance.yahoo.com/q/hp?s=^DJI
> E/AndroidRuntime( 287): at java.net.URI.create(URI.java:970)
> E/AndroidRuntime( 287): at
> org.apache.http.client.methods.HttpGet.<init>
> (HttpGet.java:75)
> E/AndroidRuntime( 287): at
> Ivan.stock.droid.HttpHelper.connect(HttpHelpe
>
> Regards,
> Ivan
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