Can't post links that include parentheses. Please fix.

I'm trying to post this link:

http://java.sun.com/javase/6/docs/api/java/text/DateFormat.html#parse(java.lang.String, java.text.ParsePosition)

as either a link (with ctrl-L) or directly in the post. Both ways it doesn't work.

Please fix.

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cletus shared this idea · June 07, 2009 · Admin →

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codinghorror responded · June 07, 2009

see http://stackoverflow.com/editing-help

have you tried syntax?

nb: I just tested and this works fine for me using syntax.

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Jonik commented · June 16, 2009 11:09 · Delete

Yeah, this is annoying. I've manually replaced the parentheses with %28 and %29 to get the links working.
cletus commented · June 07, 2009 16:47 · Delete

Well... if Sun and Microsoft both do it, perhaps it should be addressed rather than palmed off on tinyurl?
codinghorror commented · June 07, 2009 16:00 · Delete

you might have to tinyurl that one. I don't know why MSDN and Sun doc sites insist on using URLs that are so hard to autolink..
cletus commented · June 07, 2009 15:50 · Delete

Tried it on that post. Doesn't even show up as a link.
cletus commented · June 07, 2009 15:47 · Delete

Example: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/962953/determine-if-a-string-is-a-valid-date-before-parsing/962961#962961

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Can't post links that include parentheses. Please fix.

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