Convert string to Uri string

Question

I have a problem. I convert a string to Uri but it doesn't passes it all.

String num = "*#123#";
Intent call = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_DIAL);
call.setData(Uri.parse("tel:" + num));
startActivity(call);

After parse it I get ' * ' instead of " *#123# ".

user2058839 · Accepted Answer · 2013-11-28 23:49:49Z

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# is not well recognized in Uri, but you can replace sharp by it's uri representation %23 :

String num = "*%23123%23";

Or, you can do (better but a little more complicated) :

String num = "*".concat(Uri.encode("#")).concat("123").concat(Uri.encode("#"))

answered Nov 28, 2013 at 23:49

user2058839

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3 Comments

Thanks man! Can you tell me where can I learn more about that?

You can read the URL Encoding reference from W3School : w3schools.com/tags/ref_urlencode.asp

Nice! Thanks, you were very helpful!