FULL PRODUCT VERSION :


A DESCRIPTION OF THE PROBLEM :
It looks like it is impossible to specify an applet parameter whose value contains a percent (%) sign.

I am using new-generation, JNLP-based applet deployment, and in my applet JNLP file I am trying to use a parameter looking like this:

[...]
<applet-desc
     name="My Applet Name"
     main-class="com.company.TestClass"
     width = "800"
   height = "600">

<param name="sampleParamName" value="Sample param value with % sign"/>
[...]

The, if in my JApplet I call "getParameter("sampleParamName")", I obtain a completely empty string.

I have also tried using the encoded entity syntax, looking like this:

[...]
<param name="sampleParamName" value="Sample param value with &#37; sign"/>
[...]

but I obtain exactly the same behavior: I get an empty value as a return value for the getParameter("sampleParamName") call.

STEPS TO FOLLOW TO REPRODUCE THE PROBLEM :
Just develop a sample JApplet, and deploy it through the new-generation (i.e., JNLP-based) applet deployment model.

Inside the JNLP source code, pass an applet parameter containing a percent sign, like this:

[...]
<param name="sampleParamName" value="Sample param value with % sign"/>
[...]

or also like this:

[...]
<param name="sampleParamName" value="Sample param value with &#37; sign"/>
[...]

Inside your JApplet Java source code, do the following call:

String paramValue = getParameter("sampleParamName");

paramValue will erroneously contain an empty string.

EXPECTED VERSUS ACTUAL BEHAVIOR :
EXPECTED -
getParameter("sampleParamName") should return the value specified inside the JNLP source, including the percent sign.
ACTUAL -
getParameter("sampleParamName") returns an empty string.

REPRODUCIBILITY :
This bug can be reproduced always.