Package org.jdesktop.http

Class Header

java.lang.Object

org.jdesktop.beans.AbstractBean

org.jdesktop.http.NameValuePair

org.jdesktop.http.Header

All Implemented Interfaces:

Cloneable

public class Header
extends NameValuePair

Represents a header field in an http Request or Response.

Nested Class Summary

Nested Classes

Modifier and Type	Class	Description
static class	Header.Element	A representation of an Element within a Header.

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor	Description
Header()	Creates a new Header with a null name and value, and no elements.
Header(String name, String value)	Creates a new Header with the given name and value, and no elements.
Header(String name, String value, Header.Element... elements)	Creates a new Header with the given name, value, and elements.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
Header.Element[]	getElements()	Returns an array of Elements for this Header.
void	setElements(Header.Element... elements)	Sets the elements.
String	toString()

Methods inherited from class org.jdesktop.http.NameValuePair

clone, getName, getValue, setName, setValue

Methods inherited from class org.jdesktop.beans.AbstractBean

addPropertyChangeListener, addPropertyChangeListener, addVetoableChangeListener, addVetoableChangeListener, fireIndexedPropertyChange, firePropertyChange, firePropertyChange, fireVetoableChange, fireVetoableChange, getPropertyChangeListeners, getPropertyChangeListeners, getVetoableChangeListeners, getVetoableChangeListeners, hasPropertyChangeListeners, hasVetoableChangeListeners, removePropertyChangeListener, removePropertyChangeListener, removeVetoableChangeListener, removeVetoableChangeListener

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Details

Header

public Header()

Creates a new Header with a null name and value, and no elements.

Header

public Header(String name,
 String value)

Creates a new Header with the given name and value, and no elements.

Parameters:

name - The name. May be null.

value - The value. May be null.

Header

public Header(String name,
 String value,
 Header.Element... elements)

Creates a new Header with the given name, value, and elements. If elements is null, then an empty set of elements will be used instead.

Parameters:

name - The name. May be null.

value - The value. May be null.

elements - The elements. May be null. If null, then getElements() will return an empty array, rather than null.

Method Details

getElements

public Header.Element[] getElements()

Returns an array of Elements for this Header. This array returned will never be null. A new array instance will be returned for every invocation of this method.

Returns:

array of Elements. This will never be null.

setElements

public void setElements(Header.Element... elements)

Sets the elements. If the elements param is null, this will set the empty set of elements. That is, getElements() will return an empty array rather than null.

Parameters:

elements - The Elements. May be null. Replaces the old array of elements.

toString

public String toString()

Overrides:

toString in class NameValuePair