JavaME: How to use platformRequest to use special chars

Question

How to use platformRequest to initiate a call involving special chars eg * or #

Example:

platformRequest("tel:*123#");

Or any alternative to platformRequest please.

Details:
Nokia N70
CLDC 1.0
MIDP 2.0

Answer 1

Well since platformRequest() accepts URL string as its argument, my guess is that the characters in that string argument must be URL encoded.

So, since the "*" is not a reserved character, it can stay that way. But the "#" must be encoded like "%23" because it is an "unsafe character".

And my guess is that this would work:

platformRequest("tel:*666%23");

Or you can URL encode * as well:

platformRequest("tel:%2A666%23");