JSR168 portlet request cuts param value after # symbol

Question

One of parameters for action link looks like:

itemUrl=feedLink.html#xtor=RSS-3208

when I execute next code in backend in processAction():

String itemUrl = (String) request.getParameter("itemUrl");

,that I get next value: feedLink.html

e.g. request cuts itemUrl value after # symbol

escapeXml="true" in .jsp file doesn't help.

Answer 1

You have to URI encode the parameter names and values - your link should be itemUrl=feedLink.html%23xtor=RSS-3208.

Answer 2

Anything after the # in an URL specifies the location on the page the browser should display; it's not part of the URL itself. As such, if you want an actual # in your URL, it needs to be escaped (if the parser is actually compliant).

In theory, you could parse the whole URL being sent to you manually, but the better solution is to get the caller of your page to send you a correct URL in the first place (well, a URL that represents what they want, since the one in question is valid, per se).