Interface MessageHeaders

All Known Subinterfaces:
ClassicHttpRequest, ClassicHttpResponse, HttpMessage, HttpRequest, HttpResponse
All Known Implementing Classes:
AbstractMessageWrapper, BasicClassicHttpRequest, BasicClassicHttpResponse, BasicHttpRequest, BasicHttpResponse, HeaderGroup, HttpRequestWrapper, HttpResponseWrapper

public interface MessageHeaders
Messages head consisting of multiple message headers.
Since:
5.0
  • Method Details

    • containsHeader

      boolean containsHeader(String name)
      Checks if a certain header is present in this message. Header values are ignored.
      Parameters:
      name - the header name to check for.
      Returns:
      true if at least one header with this name is present.
    • countHeaders

      int countHeaders(String name)
      Checks if a certain header is present in this message and how many times.
      Parameters:
      name - the header name to check for.
      Returns:
      number of occurrences of the header in the message.
    • getFirstHeader

      Header getFirstHeader(String name)
      Returns the first header with a specified name of this message. Header values are ignored. If there is more than one matching header in the message the first element of getHeaders(String) is returned. If there is no matching header in the message null is returned.
      Parameters:
      name - the name of the header to return.
      Returns:
      the first header whose name property equals name or null if no such header could be found.
    • getHeader

      Header getHeader(String name) throws ProtocolException
      Gets single 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
      Throws:
      ProtocolException - in case multiple headers with the given name are found.
    • getHeaders

      Header[] getHeaders()
      Returns all the headers of this message. Headers are ordered in the sequence they will be sent over a connection.
      Returns:
      all the headers of this message
    • getHeaders

      Header[] getHeaders(String name)
      Returns all the headers with a specified name of this message. Header values are ignored. Headers are ordered in the sequence they will be sent over a connection.
      Parameters:
      name - the name of the headers to return.
      Returns:
      the headers whose name property equals name.
    • getLastHeader

      Header getLastHeader(String name)
      Returns the last header with a specified name of this message. Header values are ignored. If there is more than one matching header in the message the last element of getHeaders(String) is returned. If there is no matching header in the message null is returned.
      Parameters:
      name - the name of the header to return.
      Returns:
      the last header whose name property equals name. or null if no such header could be found.
    • headerIterator

      Iterator<Header> headerIterator()
      Returns an iterator of all the headers.
      Returns:
      Iterator that returns Header objects in the sequence they are sent over a connection.
    • headerIterator

      Iterator<Header> headerIterator(String name)
      Returns an iterator of the headers with a given name.
      Parameters:
      name - the name of the headers over which to iterate, or null for all headers
      Returns:
      Iterator that returns Header objects with the argument name in the sequence they are sent over a connection.