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package org.apache.http.message;

import java.io.Serializable;

import org.apache.http.FormattedHeader;
import org.apache.http.HeaderElement;
import org.apache.http.ParseException;
import org.apache.http.util.Args;
import org.apache.http.util.CharArrayBuffer;

This class represents a raw HTTP header whose content is parsed 'on demand' only when the header value needs to be consumed.
Since:4.0
/** * This class represents a raw HTTP header whose content is parsed 'on demand' * only when the header value needs to be consumed. * * @since 4.0 */
public class BufferedHeader implements FormattedHeader, Cloneable, Serializable { private static final long serialVersionUID = -2768352615787625448L;
Header name.
/** * Header name. */
private final String name;
The buffer containing the entire header line.
/** * The buffer containing the entire header line. */
private final CharArrayBuffer buffer;
The beginning of the header value in the buffer
/** * The beginning of the header value in the buffer */
private final int valuePos;
Creates a new header from a buffer. The name of the header will be parsed immediately, the value only if it is accessed.
Params:
  • buffer – the buffer containing the header to represent
Throws:
/** * Creates a new header from a buffer. * The name of the header will be parsed immediately, * the value only if it is accessed. * * @param buffer the buffer containing the header to represent * * @throws ParseException in case of a parse error */
public BufferedHeader(final CharArrayBuffer buffer) throws ParseException { super(); Args.notNull(buffer, "Char array buffer"); final int colon = buffer.indexOf(':'); if (colon == -1) { throw new ParseException ("Invalid header: " + buffer.toString()); } final String s = buffer.substringTrimmed(0, colon); if (s.isEmpty()) { throw new ParseException ("Invalid header: " + buffer.toString()); } this.buffer = buffer; this.name = s; this.valuePos = colon + 1; } @Override public String getName() { return this.name; } @Override public String getValue() { return this.buffer.substringTrimmed(this.valuePos, this.buffer.length()); } @Override public HeaderElement[] getElements() throws ParseException { final ParserCursor cursor = new ParserCursor(0, this.buffer.length()); cursor.updatePos(this.valuePos); return BasicHeaderValueParser.INSTANCE.parseElements(this.buffer, cursor); } @Override public int getValuePos() { return this.valuePos; } @Override public CharArrayBuffer getBuffer() { return this.buffer; } @Override public String toString() { return this.buffer.toString(); } @Override public Object clone() throws CloneNotSupportedException { // buffer is considered immutable // no need to make a copy of it return super.clone(); } }