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user4094170
user4094170

Reputation: 71

URLConnection.guessContentTypeFromName Errors (Java)

I am currently writing a function to upload files into server. My filename format is typical like this ACTION#USERNAME.TXT, I run into the error

java.lang.StringIndexOutOfBoundsException: length=41; regionStart=38; regionLength=-28

when on this line of code

writer.append("Content-Type: " + URLConnection.guessContentTypeFromName(fileName)).append(LINE_FEED);

I did some debugging and realised the problem was caused by the character '#'. Taking it out allows the file to be uploaded. The actual file allows for the # character so I don't really understand why would # cause a StringIndexOutOfBoundsException.

Could anyone enlighten me please?

Upvotes: 0

Views: 1012

Answers (1)

Andreas
Andreas

Reputation: 159165

The # sign has special meaning in a URL.

The #fragment part of a URL (see syntax) is never sent from the client to the server. It is a part of the URL that is handled by the client. It can be sent from the server to the client in links and redirects.

To include a # sign (or any other special character) in the file name, it must be escaped/encoded using %NN hex codes.

The encoding of # is %23, but you really should use a URL encoder.

Upvotes: 2

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