rabbit.http
Class GeneralHeader

java.lang.Object
  rabbit.http.GeneralHeader

All Implemented Interfaces:

java.io.Serializable

Direct Known Subclasses:

HTTPFooter, HTTPHeader

public class GeneralHeader

extends java.lang.Object

implements java.io.Serializable

A class to handle a general Header.

See Also:

Serialized Form

Field Summary

static java.lang.String

CRLF The String consisting of \r and \n

Constructor Summary

GeneralHeader()
Create a new HTTPHeader from scratch

GeneralHeader(java.io.DataInputStream in)
Create a new HTTPHeader from scratch

Method Summary

void	addHeader(java.lang.String type, java.lang.String value) Add a new header.
void	copyHeader(GeneralHeader to) Copy all headers in this header to the given header.
java.lang.String	getHeader(java.lang.String type) get the value of header type
java.util.Vector	getHeaders(java.lang.String type) Get all headers of a specified type...
void	readHeader(java.io.DataInputStream in) Read in this header from the given Stream.
void	readHeader(java.io.DataInputStream in, java.lang.String firstline) Read in this header from the given Stream.
static java.lang.String	readLine(java.io.DataInputStream in)
void	removeHeader(java.lang.String type) removes a headerline from this header
void	removeValue(java.lang.String value) removes a header with the specified value
void	setExistingValue(java.lang.String current, java.lang.String newValue) Set a specified header
void	setHeader(java.lang.String type, java.lang.String value) Set or replaces a value for given type.
java.lang.String	toString() Get the text value of this header

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

equals, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Field Detail

CRLF

public static final java.lang.String CRLF

The String consisting of \r and \n

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Constant Field Values

Constructor Detail

GeneralHeader

public GeneralHeader()

Create a new HTTPHeader from scratch

GeneralHeader

public GeneralHeader(java.io.DataInputStream in)
              throws java.io.IOException

Create a new HTTPHeader from scratch

Method Detail

readHeader

public void readHeader(java.io.DataInputStream in)
                throws java.io.IOException

Read in this header from the given Stream. This actually merges the current header with the one beeing read.

Parameters:

in - the Stream to read the header from.

Throws:

java.io.IOException

readLine

public static java.lang.String readLine(java.io.DataInputStream in)
                                 throws java.io.IOException

Throws:

java.io.IOException

readHeader

public void readHeader(java.io.DataInputStream in,
                       java.lang.String firstline)
                throws java.io.IOException

Read in this header from the given Stream. This actually merges the current header with the one beeing read. This method is a convinience to have the abbility to read past the initial data before the header is read.

Parameters:

in - the Stream to read the header from.

firstline - the first line of this header.

Throws:

java.io.IOException

toString

public java.lang.String toString()

Get the text value of this header

Returns:

a String describing this GeneralHeader.

getHeader

public java.lang.String getHeader(java.lang.String type)

get the value of header type

Parameters:

type - the Header were intrested in.

Returns:

the value of type or null if no value is set.

setHeader

public void setHeader(java.lang.String type,
                      java.lang.String value)

Set or replaces a value for given type.

Parameters:

type - the type or category that we want to set.

value - the value we want to set

setExistingValue

public void setExistingValue(java.lang.String current,
                             java.lang.String newValue)

Set a specified header

addHeader

public void addHeader(java.lang.String type,
                      java.lang.String value)

Add a new header. Old headers of the same type remain. The new header is placed last.

Parameters:

type - the type or category that we want to set.

value - the value we want to set

removeHeader

public void removeHeader(java.lang.String type)

removes a headerline from this header

Parameters:

type - the type we want to remove

removeValue

public void removeValue(java.lang.String value)

removes a header with the specified value

Parameters:

value - the value of the header we want to remove

getHeaders

public java.util.Vector getHeaders(java.lang.String type)

Get all headers of a specified type...

copyHeader

public void copyHeader(GeneralHeader to)

Copy all headers in this header to the given header.

Parameters:

to - the GeneralHeader to add headers to.