How to allow & in between a word in url with Spanish characters without url encoding

Question

I Had sped lots of time to resolve a issue. I am Calling a 3rd party API like

http://abc/app.aspx?deFleetLastName=MyName&Test123&deFleetFirstName=ààÃÅjeetaSisodiààÃÅ

In above url I want to allow & between a word like MyName&Test123. Also I want to allow Spanish characters like ààÃÅjeetaSisodiààÃÅ

I am using below code to allow Spanish characters and its working fine.

AuthRequest = "&deTCIVRAccountNumber=" + SecCardReq.AdminNumber;
                AuthRequest += "&deCISSTitle=" + SecCardReq.Title;
                AuthRequest += "&deTCIVRCardHolderIdentFirstName=" + SecCardReq.FirstName;
                AuthRequest += "&deTCIVRCardHolderIdentMiddleName=" + SecCardReq.MiddleName;
                AuthRequest += "&deTCIVRCardHolderIdentLastName=" + SecCardReq.LastName;
                AuthRequest += "&deCISSSecLastName=" + SecCardReq.SecLastName;
                AuthRequest += "&deCISSNameOnCard=" + SecCardReq.NameOnCard;
                AuthRequest += "&deTCIVRCardHolderIdentAddressLine1=" + SecCardReq.AddressLine1;
                AuthRequest += "&deTCIVRCardHolderIdentAddressLine2=" + SecCardReq.AddressLine2;
                AuthRequest += "&deTCIVRCardRegistrationCity=" + SecCardReq.City;
                AuthRequest += "&deTCIVRCardHolderIdentificationStateProvince=" + SecCardReq.State;
                AuthRequest += "&deTCIVRCardRegistrationPostalCode=" + SecCardReq.PostalCode;
                AuthRequest += "&deTCIVRCardRegistrationCountry=" + SecCardReq.Country;
                AuthRequest += "&deTCIVRCardRegistrationEmail=" + SecCardReq.Email;
                AuthRequest += "&deCISSEmail2=" + SecCardReq.Email2;
                AuthRequest += "&deTCIVRCardHolderIdentDOB=" + SecCardReq.DOB;
                AuthRequest += "&deCISSMotherMaidenName=" + SecCardReq.MotherMaidenName;
                AuthRequest += "&deTCIVRCardHolderIdentificationIdCode=" + SecCardReq.IdType;
                AuthRequest += "&deCIAOtherIDDescription=" + SecCardReq.IDDescription;
                AuthRequest += "&deTCIVRCardHolderIdentificationIdNumber=" + SecCardReq.IdNumber;
                AuthRequest += "&deCIAIDIssueDate=" + Convert.ToString(SecCardReq.IDIssueDate);
                AuthRequest += "&deCIAIDExpirationDate=" + Convert.ToString(SecCardReq.IDExpirationDate);

                AuthRequest += "&deCIASIssuedBy=" + SecCardReq.IDIssuedBy;
                AuthRequest += "&deCIAIDIssueState=" + SecCardReq.IDIssueState;
                AuthRequest += "&deSecondaryCardTypeForAPI=" + SecCardReq.SecondaryCardTypeForAPI;
                AuthRequest += "&deCIASHomePhoneCCode=" + SecCardReq.HomePhoneCountryCode;
                AuthRequest += "&deTCIVRCardRegistrationPhone=" + SecCardReq.HomePhoneNumber;
                AuthRequest += "&deCIASOfficePhoneCCode=" + SecCardReq.WorkPhoneCountryCode;
                AuthRequest += "&deCISSWorkPhoneNumber=" + SecCardReq.WorkPhoneNumber;
                AuthRequest += "&deCIASOfficePhoneExt=" + SecCardReq.WorkPhoneExt;
                AuthRequest += "&deMobilePhCCode=" + SecCardReq.MobilePhoneNumberCCode;
                AuthRequest += "&deCISSMobilePhoneNumber=" + SecCardReq.MobilePhoneNumber;
                AuthRequest += "&deFaxNumberCCode=" + SecCardReq.HomeFaxNumberCCode;
                AuthRequest += "&deCISSHomeFaxNumber=" + SecCardReq.HomeFaxNumber;
                AuthRequest += "&deWorkFaxNumberCCode=" + SecCardReq.WorkFaxNumberCCode;
                AuthRequest += "&deCISSWorkFaxNumber=" + SecCardReq.WorkFaxNumber;
                AuthRequest += "&deCISSLanguageIndicator=" + SecCardReq.LanguageIndicator;
                AuthRequest += "&deSecondaryCardPinAPI=" + SecCardReq.SecondaryCardPin;
                AuthRequest += "&deSecondaryCardDealerNumberForAPI=" + SecCardReq.SecondaryCardDealerNumber;
                AuthRequest += "&deIVREmbossingHotStamp=" + SecCardReq.EmbossingHotStamp;
                AuthRequest += "&deSecondaryCardPrivacy=" + SecCardReq.SecondaryCardPrivacy;
                AuthRequest += "&dePPCIPNumber=" + SecCardReq.PPCIPNumber;
                AuthRequest += "&deIVREmbossingLine4=" + SecCardReq.EmbossingLine4;
                AuthRequest += "&dePPCIPType=" + SecCardReq.PPCIPType;
                AuthRequest += "&dePDDeliveryMechanism=" + SecCardReq.DeliveryMechanism;
                AuthRequest += "&dePPCIPStatus=" + SecCardReq.PPCIPStatus;
                AuthRequest += "&deSecondaryCardExpOptForAPI=" + (SecCardReq.SecondaryCardExpOpt != null ? SecCardReq.SecondaryCardExpOpt : "");
                AuthRequest += "&deSecondaryVCExpAfrTxnEntryAPI=" + SecCardReq.SecondaryVCExpAfrTxnEntry ?? "";
                AuthRequest += "&deSecondaryVCExprAfrDaysEntryAPI=" + SecCardReq.SecondaryVCExprAfrDaysEntry ?? "";
                AuthRequest += "&deSecondaryVCExprAfrDaysEntryDuration=" + SecCardReq.SecondaryVCExprAfrDaysEntryDuration ?? "";
                AuthRequest += "&deSecondaryVCExpOnDate=" + (SecCardReq.SecondaryVCExpOnDate != null ? SecCardReq.SecondaryVCExpOnDate : "");
                AuthRequest += "&deSecondaryVirtualCardLimit=" + SecCardReq.SecondaryVirtualCardLimit;
                AuthRequest += "&deSecondaryVirtualCardResetAllowedForAPI=" + "0"; // As per new changes in SCP
                AuthRequest += "&deCardValidFromDateAPI=" + SecCardReq.StartDate; // As per new changes in SCP
                AuthRequest += "&deCardValidTillDateAPI=" + SecCardReq.StopDate; // As per new changes in SCP
                AuthRequest += "&deBookingRefNumber=" + SecCardReq.BookingRefNumber; // As per new changes in SCP
                AuthRequest += "&dePPSSN=" + SecCardReq.DecryptedSSN;
                AuthRequest += "&deIVRSource=" + PortalCommon.PlateFormName;
                AuthRequest += "&deMakerCheckerJobID=" + SecCardReq.jobID;
                AuthRequest += "&deMakerCheckerFlag=" + SecCardReq.makerCheckerFlag;

                AuthRequest += "&deExistingCustomerId=" + SecCardReq.CustomerId;
                AuthRequest += "&deBankingCustomerIdAPI=" + SecCardReq.BankingCustomerId;

                //IDS CIBANCO CHANGES
                AuthRequest += "&dePoBCountry=" + SecCardReq.POBCountry;
                AuthRequest += "&dePoBState=" + SecCardReq.POBStateProvince;
                AuthRequest += "&dePoBCity=" + SecCardReq.POBCity;
                AuthRequest += "&deNationality=" + SecCardReq.Nationality;
                AuthRequest += "&deSACCode=" + SecCardReq.SACActivationCode;
                AuthRequest += "&deCHCustomerIdDetailMsg=" + SecCardReq.IDDetails;

                HttpRequestMsg = "User=" + (Convert.ToString(UserLogin));
                HttpRequestMsg += "&Password=" + HttpUtility.UrlEncode(Convert.ToString(UserPassword));
                HttpRequestMsg += "&Application=appCardinal";
                HttpRequestMsg += "&dbbServiceName=svcIVRSecondaryCard";
                HttpRequestMsg += "&dbbSystemExtLogin=1";
                HttpRequestMsg += "&deDBBServiceApiLevel=1.2";


 HttpRequestMsg += AuthRequest;
                HttpWebRequest httpRequest = (HttpWebRequest)WebRequest.Create(BaseUrl);
                httpRequest.Method = "POST"; httpRequest.Headers.Add("X-Forwarded-For", objLoginUserInfo.HostIp); httpRequest.Headers.Add("Authorization", AddAuthorizationHeader());
                httpRequest.ContentType = "application/x-www-form-urlencoded";
                httpRequest.CookieContainer = new CookieContainer();

                string sOutput = string.Empty;
                sOutput = CommonBLL.GetDBBIDServiceResponse(httpRequest, HttpRequestMsg);



   public static string GetDBBIDServiceResponse(HttpWebRequest httpRequest, string httpRequestMsg)
    {
        string responseString = string.Empty;
        try
        {
            Utilities.APITraceEnable(httpRequestMsg);
            byte[] byteArray = Encoding.GetEncoding(1252).GetBytes(httpRequestMsg);
            httpRequest.ContentLength = byteArray.Length;
            Stream newStream = httpRequest.GetRequestStream(); //open connection
            newStream.Write(byteArray, 0, byteArray.Length); // Send the data.
            newStream.Close();
            HttpWebResponse getResponse = (HttpWebResponse)httpRequest.GetResponse();
            using (StreamReader sr = new StreamReader(getResponse.GetResponseStream()))
            {
                responseString = sr.ReadToEnd();
            }
        }
        catch (Exception ex)
        {
            CreateLogFile.CreateActivityLog("CommonBLL GetEncodingWindows1252 Exception =============== " + ex.Message, ex.StackTrace);
        }
        return responseString;
    }

Problem occurs when user enter & char. To allow & we can use HttpUtility.UrlEncode , but I don't want to use HttpUtility.Urlencode

Please suggest me how can allow & and Spanish characters in above API calling

Answer 1

You can use %26 to replace the & symbol within your query variables. It counts as the same (a bit like how %20 is the equivalent to a space). Parse your variables and replace the & with the above code and you should be set.

For example, you could write MyName%26Test123 which would be the same as MyName&Test123

See http://www.degraeve.com/reference/urlencoding.php as a reference to the different codes used to replace characters

Update

Based on what I can see from your API construction, you can sort this out pretty easily. All your data is stored in a single class, so cycle through each property using the following

public void ParseAmpersand()
{
    foreach (PropertyInfo pi in this.GetType().GetProperties())
    {
        if (pi.PropertyType == typeof(string)
        {
            ((string)pi.GetValue(this)).Replace("&", "%26");
        }
    }               
}

This will cycle through all properties in that object that are of type string and replace the & with the %26 code. All you need to do is place this into the class you already created (SecCardReq) and call it before you build your API string.