org.apache.commons.httpclient
Class Header

java.lang.Object
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  +--org.apache.commons.httpclient.NameValuePair
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        +--org.apache.commons.httpclient.Header

All Implemented Interfaces:

java.io.Serializable

public class Header

extends NameValuePair

An HTTP header.

Version:

$Revision: 1.10.2.2 $ $Date: 2003/12/05 20:18:22 $

Author:

Remy Maucherat, Mike Bowler

See Also:

Serialized Form

Constructor Summary

Header()
Default constructor.

Header(java.lang.String name, java.lang.String value)
Constructor with name and value

Method Summary

HeaderElement[]	getValues() Returns an array of HeaderElements constructed from my value.
java.lang.String	toExternalForm() Returns a String representation of the header in the form:
java.lang.String	toString() Returns a String representation of the header.

Methods inherited from class org.apache.commons.httpclient.NameValuePair

equals, getName, getValue, hashCode, setName, setValue

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, finalize, getClass, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

Header

public Header()

Default constructor.

Header

public Header(java.lang.String name,
              java.lang.String value)

Constructor with name and value

Parameters:

name - the header name

value - the header value

Method Detail

toExternalForm

public java.lang.String toExternalForm()

Returns a String representation of the header in the form:

 Name: valueCRLF
 

The string is terminated by CRLF.

Returns:

stringHEAD

toString

public java.lang.String toString()

Returns a String representation of the header.

Overrides:

toString in class NameValuePair

Returns:

stringHEAD

getValues

public HeaderElement[] getValues()
                          throws HttpException

Returns an array of HeaderElements constructed from my value.

Returns:

an array of header elements

Throws:

HttpException - if the header cannot be parsed

See Also:

HeaderElement.parse(java.lang.String)