Special Symbols to Pass Parameter Values into the HTML5 Client

When passing parameter values to the HTML5 Client, there may be some cases where you need to use URL-encoded characters. A special case is when you need to pass a parameter value where it contains a forward slash. That character will confuse the browser when supplied as part of the URL, even if it is URL-encoded. While URL encoding characters using a %-sign code works in most cases, for example %20 for blank space, it does not work when there is a forward slash in the parameter value. In that situation, you should instead encode the forward slash as ~2F.

For example, you need to pass the value c/d to a parameter named param and append the following to the end of your dashboard URL:

/params/{"param":"c~2Fd"}

 

 

 

 

 

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