public final class HttpUtils
extends Object 

Author:

Ronald Brill

• Field Summary

  Fields

  Modifier and Type	Field and Description
  static String	PATTERN_RFC1036 Date format pattern used to parse HTTP date headers in RFC 1036 format.

• Method Summary

  All Methods

  Modifier and Type	Method and Description
  static String	formatDate (Date date) Formats the given date according to the RFC 1123 pattern.
  static Date	parseDate (String dateValue) Parses a date value.
  static List<NameValuePair>	parseUrlQuery (String s, Charset charset) Returns a list of NameValuePairs URI query parameters.
  static String	toQueryFormFields (Iterable<? extends NameValuePair> parameters, Charset charset)

  • Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

• Field Detail

  • PATTERN_RFC1036

    public static final String PATTERN_RFC1036

    Date format pattern used to parse HTTP date headers in RFC 1036 format.

    See Also:

    Constant Field Values

• Method Detail

  • parseDate

    public static Date parseDate(String dateValue)

    Parses a date value. The formats used for parsing the date value are retrieved from the default http params.

    Parameters:

    dateValue - the date value to parse

    Returns:

    the parsed date or null if input could not be parsed

  • formatDate

    public static String formatDate(Date date)

    Formats the given date according to the RFC 1123 pattern.

    Parameters:

    date - The date to format.

    Returns:

    An RFC 1123 formatted date string.

    See Also:

    PATTERN_RFC1123

  • parseUrlQuery

    public static List<NameValuePair> parseUrlQuery(String s,
     Charset charset)

    Returns a list of NameValuePairs URI query parameters. By convention, '&' and ';' are accepted as parameter separators.

    Parameters:

    s - URI query component.

    charset - charset to use when decoding the parameters.

    Returns:

    list of query parameters.

  • toQueryFormFields

    public static String toQueryFormFields(Iterable<? extends NameValuePair> parameters,
     Charset charset)

    Parameters:

    parameters - the paramters

    charset - the charset

    Returns:

    the query string from the given parameters