[Webkit-unassigned] [Bug 30225] New: window.location.href needlessly decodes URI-encoded characters in the URI path

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https://bugs.webkit.org/show_bug.cgi?id=30225

           Summary: window.location.href needlessly decodes URI-encoded
                    characters in the URI path
           Product: WebKit
           Version: 528+ (Nightly build)
          Platform: All
        OS/Version: All
            Status: UNCONFIRMED
          Severity: Normal
          Priority: P2
         Component: WebCore Misc.
        AssignedTo: webkit-unassigned at lists.webkit.org
        ReportedBy: andreip at google.com


Navigate to a URL that contains URI escape sequences in its path, e.g.
http://example.com/foo%3dbar and query window.location.href. This property
should return the URI unmodified in any way. What actually happens is that the
property contains the URI with its path component being URI-decoded, i.e.
http://example.com/foo=bar. 

IE, Mozilla FF, Chrome all return the path unmodified. Safari 4.x and the
Android browser decode the path. This problem was actually meant to be
addressed after the patch in the bug below landed:

https://bugs.webkit.org/show_bug.cgi?id=23546

but it never happened.

Also note the following bug filed against Android:

http://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=3861

Uploading patch soon.

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