Remove URL fragment from referrer HTTP header when opening link using "Open Link in New Tab" option.

net/url_request/url_request.cc

Index: net/url_request/url_request.cc
diff --git a/net/url_request/url_request.cc b/net/url_request/url_request.cc
index 5d3e26b47fedbce7b639f88bab9879b91e1a9667..ea55d98749dbfffe3b2caa8c4561deec4024e250 100644
--- a/net/url_request/url_request.cc
+++ b/net/url_request/url_request.cc
@@ -426,23 +426,21 @@ void URLRequest::set_method(const std::string& method) {
   method_ = method;
 }
 
-void URLRequest::set_referrer(const std::string& referrer) {
+void URLRequest::SetReferrer(const std::string& referrer) {
   DCHECK(!is_pending_);
   referrer_ = referrer;
-}
-
-GURL URLRequest::GetSanitizedReferrer() const {
-  GURL ret(referrer());
-
-  // Ensure that we do not send username and password fields in the referrer.
-  if (ret.has_username() || ret.has_password()) {
+  // Ensure that we do not send url fragment,

[pauljensen, 2013/03/15 13:37:45]

Please capitalize URL.  Can we put "username and password" on the prior line?

[mef, 2013/03/15 16:36:42]

Done.

+  // username and password fields in the referrer.
+  GURL referrer_url(referrer);
+  if (referrer_url.is_valid() && (referrer_url.has_ref() ||
+      referrer_url.has_username() ||  referrer_url.has_password())) {
     GURL::Replacements referrer_mods;
+    referrer_mods.ClearRef();
     referrer_mods.ClearUsername();
     referrer_mods.ClearPassword();
-    ret = ret.ReplaceComponents(referrer_mods);
+    referrer_url = referrer_url.ReplaceComponents(referrer_mods);
+    referrer_ = referrer_url.spec();
   }
-
-  return ret;
 }
 
 void URLRequest::set_referrer_policy(ReferrerPolicy referrer_policy) {