Namespace: OpenEdge.Net.HTTP
Class
HttpHeader
Parent classes:
Progress.Lang.Object
OpenEdge.Net.HTTP.HttpHeader

Inherits: Progress.Lang.Object

Copyright (c) 2015-2018 by Progress Software Corporation. All rights reserved.
File:HttpHeader
Purpose:A basic HTTP header. Can be extended for headers that have multi-part values
(like Content-Type which has an optional charset= part.
Author(s):pjudge
Created:Wed Feb 11 11:49:10 EST 2015




Method Summary
Options Name Purpose
ClearParams () /** Removes any parameter records for this header. */
ExtractParameters () /** Extracts/separates any parameters from the header's value, and stores the 'clean' value. */
CHARACTER GetBaseValue () /** Returns the unparameterised value for this header. @return character The value. */
CHARACTER GetParameterValue (character) /** Returns a parameter from a (for example, 'charset' from Content-Type) header value @param character The name of the parameter value to retrieve @return character The charset paremeter value; blank/empty otherwise */
CHARACTER GetParameterValues () /** Returns the unparameterised value for this header. @return character The value. */
CHARACTER GetValue () /* Overridable accessor method @return character The Value */
LOGICAL HasParameter (character) /** Indicates whether a parameter exists in the header @param character The name of the parameter to check. @return logical True if the parameter exists. */
LOGICAL RemoveParameters (character) /* Removes all parameters in this header with a name @param character the parameter name @return logical TRUE if at least one parameter was removed. */
LOGICAL SetParameterValue (character, character) /** Saves a parameter value for a header. @param character (mandatory) The name of the parameter value to retrieve @param character (mandatory) The parameter value; blank/empty otherwise @return logical TRUE when the parameter was replaced/previously existed. */
SetValue (character) /* Overridable mutator method @param character The header value */
CHARACTER ToString () /* Returns a stringified version of this header object @return character A stringified representation of this object */
Validate (character) /* Validates a header value. Should throw an error if the value is not valid. @param character The (prospective) header value */

Constructor Summary
Options Name Purpose
HttpHeader () /* Default constructor */
HttpHeader (character) /** Constructor @param character The header name */
HttpHeader (character, character) /* Constructor @param character The header name @param character The header value */

Property Summary
Options Name Purpose
CHARACTER Name
OpenEdge.Net.HTTP.HttpHeader NullHeader
CHARACTER ParamDelimiter
CHARACTER Value


Method Detail
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ClearParams ()
Purpose: Removes any parameter records for this header.
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ExtractParameters ()
Purpose: Extracts/separates any parameters from the header's value, and stores the 'clean' value.
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CHARACTER GetBaseValue ()
Purpose: Returns the unparameterised value for this header.
Returns CHARACTER
character The value.
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CHARACTER GetParameterValue (character)
Purpose: Returns a parameter from a (for example, 'charset' from Content-Type) header value
Parameters:
pcParamName CHARACTER
Returns CHARACTER
character The charset paremeter value; blank/empty otherwise
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CHARACTER GetParameterValues ()
Purpose: Returns the unparameterised value for this header.
Returns CHARACTER
character The value.
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CHARACTER GetValue ()
/* Overridable accessor method
Returns CHARACTER
character The Value
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LOGICAL HasParameter (character)
Purpose: Indicates whether a parameter exists in the header
Parameters:
pcParamName CHARACTER
Returns LOGICAL
logical True if the parameter exists.
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LOGICAL RemoveParameters (character)
/* Removes all parameters in this header with a name
Parameters:
pcParamName CHARACTER
Returns LOGICAL
logical TRUE if at least one parameter was removed.
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LOGICAL SetParameterValue (character, character)
Purpose: Saves a parameter value for a header.
Parameters:
pcParamName CHARACTER
pcParamValue CHARACTER
Returns LOGICAL
logical TRUE when the parameter was replaced/previously existed.
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SetValue (character)
/* Overridable mutator method
Parameters:
pcValue CHARACTER
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CHARACTER ToString ()
/* Returns a stringified version of this header object
Returns CHARACTER
character A stringified representation of this object
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Validate (character)
/* Validates a header value. Should throw an error if the value
is not valid.
Parameters:
pcValue CHARACTER


Constructor Detail
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HttpHeader ()
/* Default constructor
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HttpHeader (character)
Purpose: Constructor
Parameters:
pcName CHARACTER
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HttpHeader (character, character)
/* Constructor
Parameters:
pcName CHARACTER
pcValue CHARACTER


Property Detail
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CHARACTER Name
Returns CHARACTER
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OpenEdge.Net.HTTP.HttpHeader NullHeader
Returns OpenEdge.Net.HTTP.HttpHeader
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CHARACTER ParamDelimiter
Returns CHARACTER
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CHARACTER Value
Returns CHARACTER


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