org.elkoserver.foundation.net

Class HTTPRequest

java.lang.Object

org.elkoserver.foundation.net.HTTPRequest

Direct Known Subclasses:

WebSocketRequest

public class HTTPRequest
extends Object

An HTTP request descriptor, obtained by parsing the lines of text in an HTTP request as they are received.

Method Summary

Methods

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
String	content() Get the message body content.
String	header(String name) Get the value of a request header field.
boolean	isNonPersistent() Test if this is a non-persistent connection.
String	method() Get the request method (GET, PUT, etc.).
String	toString() Obtain a printable String representation of this request.
String	URI() Get the URI that was requested.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Method Detail

content

public String content()

Get the message body content.

Returns:

the request message body content as a string, or null if there is none.

header

public String header(String name)

Get the value of a request header field.

Parameters:

name - The header name whose value is desired.

Returns:

the value of the header named by 'name', or null if there is no such header in the request.

isNonPersistent

public boolean isNonPersistent()

Test if this is a non-persistent connection.

Returns:

true if a header line said "Connection: close".

method

public String method()

Get the request method (GET, PUT, etc.).

Returns:

the request method.

toString

public String toString()

Obtain a printable String representation of this request.

Overrides:

toString in class Object

Returns:

a printable dump of the request state.

URI

public String URI()

Get the URI that was requested.

Returns:

the requested URI.