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package jakarta.ws.rs.core;

import java.util.Objects;

import jakarta.ws.rs.ext.RuntimeDelegate;
import jakarta.ws.rs.ext.RuntimeDelegate.HeaderDelegate;


An abstraction for the value of a HTTP Entity Tag, used as the value of an ETag response header.

Author:Paul Sandoz, Marc Hadley
See Also:
Since:1.0
/**
 * An abstraction for the value of a HTTP Entity Tag, used as the value of an ETag response header.
 *
 * @author Paul Sandoz
 * @author Marc Hadley
 * @see <a href="http://www.w3.org/Protocols/rfc2616/rfc2616-sec3.html#sec3.11">HTTP/1.1 section 3.11</a>
 * @since 1.0
 */
public class EntityTag {
    
Deprecated:This field will be removed in a future version. See https://github.com/eclipse-ee4j/jaxrs-api/issues/607
/**
     * @deprecated This field will be removed in a future version. See https://github.com/eclipse-ee4j/jaxrs-api/issues/607
     */
    @Deprecated
    private static final HeaderDelegate<EntityTag> HEADER_DELEGATE = RuntimeDelegate.getInstance().createHeaderDelegate(EntityTag.class);
    private String value;
    private boolean weak;

    
Creates a new instance of a strong EntityTag. 
Params:
  • value – the value of the tag, quotes not included.
Throws:
/**
     * Creates a new instance of a strong {@code EntityTag}.
     *
     * @param value the value of the tag, quotes not included.
     * @throws IllegalArgumentException if value is {@code null}.
     */
    public EntityTag(final String value) {
        this(value, false);
    }

    
Creates a new instance of an EntityTag. 
Params:
  • value – the value of the tag, quotes not included.
  • weak – true if this represents a weak tag, false otherwise.
Throws:
/**
     * Creates a new instance of an {@code EntityTag}.
     *
     * @param value the value of the tag, quotes not included.
     * @param weak {@code true} if this represents a weak tag, {@code false} otherwise.
     * @throws IllegalArgumentException if value is {@code null}.
     */
    public EntityTag(final String value, final boolean weak) {
        if (value == null) {
            throw new IllegalArgumentException("value==null");
        }
        this.value = value;
        this.weak = weak;
    }

    
Creates a new instance of EntityTag by parsing the supplied string. 
Params:
  • value – the entity tag string.
Throws:
Returns:the newly created entity tag.
Deprecated:This method will be removed in a future version. Please use
RuntimeDelegate.getInstance().createHeaderDelegate(EntityTag.class).fromString(value) instead.
/**
     * Creates a new instance of {@code EntityTag} by parsing the supplied string.
     *
     * @param value the entity tag string.
     * @return the newly created entity tag.
     * @throws IllegalArgumentException if the supplied string cannot be parsed or is {@code null}.
     * @deprecated This method will be removed in a future version. Please use
     * RuntimeDelegate.getInstance().createHeaderDelegate(EntityTag.class).fromString(value) instead.
     */
    @Deprecated
    public static EntityTag valueOf(final String value) {
        return HEADER_DELEGATE.fromString(value);
    }

    
Check the strength of an EntityTag. 
Returns:true if this represents a weak tag, false otherwise.
/**
     * Check the strength of an {@code EntityTag}.
     *
     * @return {@code true} if this represents a weak tag, {@code false} otherwise.
     */
    public boolean isWeak() {
        return weak;
    }

    
Get the value of an EntityTag. 
Returns:the value of the tag.
/**
     * Get the value of an {@code EntityTag}.
     *
     * @return the value of the tag.
     */
    public String getValue() {
        return value;
    }

    
Compares obj to this tag to see if they are the same considering weakness and value. 
Params:
  • obj – the object to compare to.
Returns:true if the two tags are the same, false otherwise.
/**
     * Compares {@code obj} to this tag to see if they are the same considering weakness and value.
     *
     * @param obj the object to compare to.
     * @return {@code true} if the two tags are the same, {@code false} otherwise.
     */
    @Override
    public boolean equals(final Object obj) {
        if (!(obj instanceof EntityTag)) {
            return false;
        }

        EntityTag other = (EntityTag) obj;
        return Objects.equals(value, other.getValue()) && weak == other.isWeak();
    }

    
Generate hashCode based on value and weakness.

Returns:the entity tag hash code.
/**
     * Generate hashCode based on value and weakness.
     *
     * @return the entity tag hash code.
     */
    @Override
    public int hashCode() {
        return Objects.hash(this.value, this.weak);
    }

    
Convert the entity tag to a string suitable for use as the value of the corresponding HTTP header.

Returns:a string version of the entity tag.
Deprecated:The format of the toString() method is subject to change in a future version. Please use
RuntimeDelegate.getInstance().createHeaderDelegate(EntityTag.class).toString(value) instead if you rely on the format
of this method.
/**
     * Convert the entity tag to a string suitable for use as the value of the corresponding HTTP header.
     *
     * @return a string version of the entity tag.
     * @deprecated The format of the toString() method is subject to change in a future version. Please use
     * RuntimeDelegate.getInstance().createHeaderDelegate(EntityTag.class).toString(value) instead if you rely on the format
     * of this method.
     */
    @Override
    @Deprecated
    public String toString() {
        return HEADER_DELEGATE.toString(this);
    }
}