RWHttpHeaderBase Class Reference

Abstract base class from which all HTTP header classes derive. More...

#include <rw/http/RWHttpHeaderBase.h>

Inheritance diagram for RWHttpHeaderBase:

Public Member Functions
virtual bool	append (const RWCString &str)
virtual RWCString	asString (void) const
RWCString	getLabel (void) const
RWHttpHeaderType	getType () const
virtual RWCString	getValue (void) const =0
bool	operator!= (const RWHttpHeaderBase &) const
bool	operator< (const RWHttpHeaderBase &hdr) const
bool	operator== (const RWHttpHeaderBase &h) const

Static Public Member Functions
static unsigned	hash (const RWHttpHeaderBase &)

Protected Member Functions
	RWHttpHeaderBase (void)
	RWHttpHeaderBase (const RWCString &label, RWHttpHeaderType type=RW_HTTP_ENTITY_HEADER)

Detailed Description

RWHttpHeaderBase is an abstract base class for all concrete header classes. These classes are helpers that ease header attachment and formatting to various HTTP requests.

Constructor & Destructor Documentation

RWHttpHeaderBase::RWHttpHeaderBase ( void  )

inlineprotected

Constructs a default RWHttpHeaderBase as part of a specific HTTP header object. The label of the header is set to an empty string, and the header type is set to RW_HTTP_ENTITY_HEADER.

RWHttpHeaderBase::RWHttpHeaderBase ( const RWCString &  label, RWHttpHeaderType  type = RW_HTTP_ENTITY_HEADER  )

inlineprotected

Constructs an RWHttpHeaderBase as part of a specific HTTP header object. The label of the header is set to label, and the header type is set to type. The RWCString should contain 7-bit US-ASCII data.

Member Function Documentation

virtual bool RWHttpHeaderBase::append ( const RWCString &  str )

virtual

Attempts to append str to the header as a new set of values, if the header supports appending of headers. Append returns true if it is successful in appending the headers. Otherwise it returns false. This function also returns false if it is not overridden in a derived class. The RWCString should contain 7-bit US-ASCII data.

virtual RWCString RWHttpHeaderBase::asString ( void  ) const

virtual

Concatenates the label and the value of the header into the format label: value and returns the result as an RWCString. The RWCString should contain 7-bit US-ASCII data.

RWCString RWHttpHeaderBase::getLabel ( void  ) const

inline

Returns the internal label of the header. The RWCString should contain 7-bit US-ASCII data.

RWHttpHeaderType RWHttpHeaderBase::getType ( void  ) const

inline

Returns the internal type of the header.

RWCString RWHttpHeaderBase::getValue ( void  ) const

inlinepure virtual

Returns the value associated with the label of the header. This is a pure virtual function, so it must be overridden by a derived class. The RWCString should contain 7-bit US-ASCII data.

Implemented in RWHttpBasicAuthorizationHeader, RWHttpDateHeader, RWHttpContentTypeHeader, RWHttpContentLengthHeader, RWHttpHostHeader, RWHttpRangeHeader, RWHttpGenericHeader, and RWHttpEntityTagHeaderBase.

unsigned RWHttpHeaderBase::hash ( const RWHttpHeaderBase &  h )

inlinestatic

Returns the hash value of h.

bool RWHttpHeaderBase::operator!= ( const RWHttpHeaderBase &  h ) const

inline

Returns true if the RWHttpHeaderBases are not equivalent.

bool RWHttpHeaderBase::operator<

(

const RWHttpHeaderBase &

hdr

)

const

Returns true if hdr is less than self. Otherwise returns false.

bool RWHttpHeaderBase::operator== ( const RWHttpHeaderBase &  h ) const

inline

Returns true if h is equal to self.