Agreed completely. So in the end it seems we came to the same conclusion.
:-)
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Bill Burke [mailto:bburke_at_redhat.com]
> Sent: Dienstag, 5. Juni 2012 17:52
> To: jsr339-experts_at_jax-rs-spec.java.net
> Subject: [jsr339-experts] Re: UriBuilder, forward slashes, path and
> segments
>
>
>
> On 6/4/12 1:59 PM, Markus KARG wrote:
> > Bill,
> >
> > when you're finished with being pissed-off, swearing and
> > self-portrayal please let me know, so we can come back to the
> > technical discussion. You misinterpreted my words and just read what
> you liked or assumed to read.
> >
>
> I may have misinterpreted you, but my interpretation is pretty much
> biased by previous exchanges with you. What I do apologize for is for
> forgetting that buildFromEncoded() existed as a method. If I had
> remembered, I could have avoided most of this thread.
>
>
> > I never complained that anybody here is political or not having
> enough
> > insight.
>
> My whole point was that many of us "vendors" deal with both "clever"
> and
> "not-so-clever" JAX-RS users on a daily basis.
>
> > About the slash: If you do not want to encode the slash, either use
> path()
> > or buildFromEncoded(). Neither of these will encode. But build()
> *must*
> > encode, as build() provides CONTENT and CONTENT MUST BE ENCODED
> ALWAYS. If
> > you want a slash, the sole reason can be that you DO NOT WANT
> CONTENT. So do
> > not use build().
> >
>
> build() and buildFromEncoded() need to have Javadoc reflecting the
> special treatment of '/'. build() needs to say it encodes '/',
> buildFromEncoded() needs to say it doesn't encode '/'.
>
> --
> Bill Burke
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