tech.gusavila92.apache.http.message

Class HeaderGroup

java.lang.Object

tech.gusavila92.apache.http.message.HeaderGroup

All Implemented Interfaces:

java.io.Serializable, java.lang.Cloneable

public class HeaderGroup
extends java.lang.Object
implements java.lang.Cloneable, java.io.Serializable

A class for combining a set of headers. This class allows for multiple headers with the same name and keeps track of the order in which headers were added.

Since:

4.0

See Also:

Serialized Form

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
HeaderGroup() Constructor for HeaderGroup.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
void	addHeader(Header header) Adds the given header to the group.
void	clear() Removes any contained headers.
java.lang.Object	clone()
boolean	containsHeader(java.lang.String name) Tests if headers with the given name are contained within this group.
HeaderGroup	copy() Returns a copy of this object
Header[]	getAllHeaders() Gets all of the headers contained within this group.
Header	getCondensedHeader(java.lang.String name) Gets a header representing all of the header values with the given name.
Header	getFirstHeader(java.lang.String name) Gets the first header with the given name.
Header[]	getHeaders(java.lang.String name) Gets all of the headers with the given name.
Header	getLastHeader(java.lang.String name) Gets the last header with the given name.
HeaderIterator	iterator() Returns an iterator over this group of headers.
HeaderIterator	iterator(java.lang.String name) Returns an iterator over the headers with a given name in this group.
void	removeHeader(Header header) Removes the given header.
void	setHeaders(Header[] headers) Sets all of the headers contained within this group overriding any existing headers.
java.lang.String	toString()
void	updateHeader(Header header) Replaces the first occurence of the header with the same name.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

HeaderGroup

public HeaderGroup()

Constructor for HeaderGroup.

Method Detail

clear

public void clear()

Removes any contained headers.

addHeader

public void addHeader(Header header)

Adds the given header to the group. The order in which this header was added is preserved.

Parameters:

header - the header to add

removeHeader

public void removeHeader(Header header)

Removes the given header.

Parameters:

header - the header to remove

updateHeader

public void updateHeader(Header header)

Replaces the first occurence of the header with the same name. If no header with the same name is found the given header is added to the end of the list.

Parameters:

header - the new header that should replace the first header with the same name if present in the list.

setHeaders

public void setHeaders(Header[] headers)

Sets all of the headers contained within this group overriding any existing headers. The headers are added in the order in which they appear in the array.

Parameters:

headers - the headers to set

getCondensedHeader

public Header getCondensedHeader(java.lang.String name)

Gets a header representing all of the header values with the given name. If more that one header with the given name exists the values will be combined with a "," as per RFC 2616.

Header name comparison is case insensitive.

Parameters:

name - the name of the header(s) to get

Returns:

a header with a condensed value or null if no headers by the given name are present

getHeaders

public Header[] getHeaders(java.lang.String name)

Gets all of the headers with the given name. The returned array maintains the relative order in which the headers were added.

Header name comparison is case insensitive.

Parameters:

name - the name of the header(s) to get

Returns:

an array of length ≥ 0

getFirstHeader

public Header getFirstHeader(java.lang.String name)

Gets the first header with the given name.

Header name comparison is case insensitive.

Parameters:

name - the name of the header to get

Returns:

the first header or null

getLastHeader

public Header getLastHeader(java.lang.String name)

Gets the last header with the given name.

Header name comparison is case insensitive.

Parameters:

name - the name of the header to get

Returns:

the last header or null

getAllHeaders

public Header[] getAllHeaders()

Gets all of the headers contained within this group.

Returns:

an array of length ≥ 0

containsHeader

public boolean containsHeader(java.lang.String name)

Tests if headers with the given name are contained within this group.

Header name comparison is case insensitive.

Parameters:

name - the header name to test for

Returns:

true if at least one header with the name is contained, false otherwise

iterator

public HeaderIterator iterator()

Returns an iterator over this group of headers.

Returns:

iterator over this group of headers.

Since:

4.0

iterator

public HeaderIterator iterator(java.lang.String name)

Returns an iterator over the headers with a given name in this group.

Parameters:

name - the name of the headers over which to iterate, or null for all headers

Returns:

iterator over some headers in this group.

Since:

4.0

copy

public HeaderGroup copy()

Returns a copy of this object

Returns:

copy of this object

Since:

4.0

clone

public java.lang.Object clone()
                       throws java.lang.CloneNotSupportedException

Overrides:

clone in class java.lang.Object

Throws:

java.lang.CloneNotSupportedException

toString

public java.lang.String toString()

Overrides:

toString in class java.lang.Object