/// <summary>
/// Join the name-value pairs into a string seperated with ampersands.
/// Each name and value is first RFC 3986 encoded and values are separated
/// from names with equal signs.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="values">The name value collection to encode and join</param>
/// <returns>An RFC 3986 compliant string</returns>
public static string EncodeAndJoin(NameValueCollection values)
{
if (values == null)
{
return(string.Empty);
}
StringBuilder enc = new StringBuilder();
bool first = true;
foreach (string key in values.Keys)
{
string encKey = Rfc3986.Encode(key);
foreach (string value in values.GetValues(key))
{
if (!first)
{
enc.Append("&");
}
else
{
first = false;
}
enc.Append(encKey).Append("=").Append(Rfc3986.Encode(value));
}
}
return(enc.ToString());
}
/// <summary>
/// Splits a ampersand-separated list of key-value pairs, decodes the keys and
/// values, and adds them to a NameValueCollection. Keys and values are separated
/// by equals signs.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="input">The key-value pair list</param>
/// <returns>A name value collection, which may be empty.</returns>
/// <exception cref="System.FormatException">
/// If the string is not a series of key-value pairs separated by ampersands,
/// or if one of the keys is null or empty, or if one of the keys or values is
/// not properly encoded.
/// </exception>
public static NameValueCollection SplitAndDecode(string input)
{
NameValueCollection parameters = new NameValueCollection();
if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(input))
{
return(parameters);
}
foreach (string pair in input.Split('&'))
{
string[] parts = pair.Split('=');
if (parts.Length != 2)
{
throw new FormatException("Pair is not a key-value pair");
}
string key = Rfc3986.Decode(parts[0]);
if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(key))
{
throw new FormatException("Key cannot be null or empty");
}
string value = Rfc3986.Decode(parts[1]);
parameters.Add(key, value);
}
return(parameters);
}