org.apache.commons.httpclient.cookie

Class Cookie2

java.lang.Object

org.apache.commons.httpclient.NameValuePair

org.apache.commons.httpclient.Cookie

org.apache.commons.httpclient.cookie.Cookie2

All Implemented Interfaces:

java.io.Serializable, java.util.Comparator

public class Cookie2
extends Cookie

Cookie class for RFC2965Spec cookie specification. It extends Cookie class and adds newer cookie attributes and functions required for this specification.

Since:

3.1

Author:

Samit Jain (jain.samit@gmail.com)

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Serialized Form

Field Summary

Fields

Modifier and Type	Field and Description
static java.lang.String	COMMENT
static java.lang.String	COMMENTURL
static java.lang.String	DISCARD
static java.lang.String	DOMAIN
static java.lang.String	MAXAGE
static java.lang.String	PATH
static java.lang.String	PORT
static java.lang.String	SECURE
static java.lang.String	VERSION

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
Cookie2() Default constructor.
Cookie2(java.lang.String domain, java.lang.String name, java.lang.String value) Creates a cookie with the given name, value and domain attribute.
Cookie2(java.lang.String domain, java.lang.String name, java.lang.String value, java.lang.String path, java.util.Date expires, boolean secure) Creates a cookie with the given name, value, domain attribute, path attribute, expiration attribute, and secure attribute
Cookie2(java.lang.String domain, java.lang.String name, java.lang.String value, java.lang.String path, java.util.Date expires, boolean secure, int[] ports) Creates a cookie with the given name, value, domain attribute, path attribute, expiration attribute, secure attribute, and ports attribute.

Method Summary

Methods

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
java.lang.String	getCommentURL() If a user agent (web browser) presents this cookie to a user, the cookie's purpose will be described by the information at this URL.
int[]	getPorts() Get the Port attribute.
boolean	isPersistent() Returns false if the cookie should be discarded at the end of the "session"; true otherwise.
boolean	isPortAttributeBlank()
boolean	isPortAttributeSpecified()
boolean	isVersionAttributeSpecified()
void	setCommentURL(java.lang.String commentURL) If a user agent (web browser) presents this cookie to a user, the cookie's purpose will be described by the information at this URL.
void	setDiscard(boolean toDiscard) Set the Discard attribute.
void	setPortAttributeBlank(boolean value) Indicates whether the Port attribute in Set-Cookie2 header contains no value (is of the form Port="").
void	setPortAttributeSpecified(boolean value) Indicates whether the cookie had a port attribute specified in the Set-Cookie2 response header.
void	setPorts(int[] ports) Set the Port attribute.
void	setVersionAttributeSpecified(boolean value) Indicates whether the cookie had a version attribute specified in the Set-Cookie2 response header.
java.lang.String	toExternalForm() Return a textual representation of the cookie.

Methods inherited from class org.apache.commons.httpclient.Cookie

compare, equals, getComment, getDomain, getExpiryDate, getPath, getSecure, getVersion, hashCode, isDomainAttributeSpecified, isExpired, isExpired, isPathAttributeSpecified, setComment, setDomain, setDomainAttributeSpecified, setExpiryDate, setPath, setPathAttributeSpecified, setSecure, setVersion, toString

Methods inherited from class org.apache.commons.httpclient.NameValuePair

getName, getValue, setName, setValue

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, finalize, getClass, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Field Detail

DOMAIN

public static final java.lang.String DOMAIN

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Constant Field Values

PATH

public static final java.lang.String PATH

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Constant Field Values

PORT

public static final java.lang.String PORT

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Constant Field Values

VERSION

public static final java.lang.String VERSION

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Constant Field Values

SECURE

public static final java.lang.String SECURE

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Constant Field Values

MAXAGE

public static final java.lang.String MAXAGE

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Constant Field Values

COMMENT

public static final java.lang.String COMMENT

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Constant Field Values

COMMENTURL

public static final java.lang.String COMMENTURL

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Constant Field Values

DISCARD

public static final java.lang.String DISCARD

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Constant Field Values

Constructor Detail

Cookie2

public Cookie2()

Default constructor. Creates a blank cookie

Cookie2

public Cookie2(java.lang.String domain,
       java.lang.String name,
       java.lang.String value)

Creates a cookie with the given name, value and domain attribute.

Parameters:

name - the cookie name

value - the cookie value

domain - the domain this cookie can be sent to

Cookie2

public Cookie2(java.lang.String domain,
       java.lang.String name,
       java.lang.String value,
       java.lang.String path,
       java.util.Date expires,
       boolean secure)

Creates a cookie with the given name, value, domain attribute, path attribute, expiration attribute, and secure attribute

Parameters:

name - the cookie name

value - the cookie value

domain - the domain this cookie can be sent to

path - the path prefix for which this cookie can be sent

expires - the Date at which this cookie expires, or null if the cookie expires at the end of the session

secure - if true this cookie can only be sent over secure connections

Throws:

java.lang.IllegalArgumentException - If cookie name is null or blank, cookie name contains a blank, or cookie name starts with character $

Cookie2

public Cookie2(java.lang.String domain,
       java.lang.String name,
       java.lang.String value,
       java.lang.String path,
       java.util.Date expires,
       boolean secure,
       int[] ports)

Creates a cookie with the given name, value, domain attribute, path attribute, expiration attribute, secure attribute, and ports attribute.

Parameters:

name - the cookie name

value - the cookie value

domain - the domain this cookie can be sent to

path - the path prefix for which this cookie can be sent

expires - the Date at which this cookie expires, or null if the cookie expires at the end of the session

secure - if true this cookie can only be sent over secure connections

ports - the ports for which this cookie can be sent

Throws:

java.lang.IllegalArgumentException - If cookie name is null or blank, cookie name contains a blank, or cookie name starts with character $

Method Detail

getCommentURL

public java.lang.String getCommentURL()

If a user agent (web browser) presents this cookie to a user, the cookie's purpose will be described by the information at this URL.

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setCommentURL(String)

setCommentURL

public void setCommentURL(java.lang.String commentURL)

If a user agent (web browser) presents this cookie to a user, the cookie's purpose will be described by the information at this URL.

Parameters:

commentURL -

See Also:

getCommentURL()

getPorts

public int[] getPorts()

Get the Port attribute. It restricts the ports to which a cookie may be returned in a Cookie request header.

See Also:

setPorts(int[])

setPorts

public void setPorts(int[] ports)

Set the Port attribute. It restricts the ports to which a cookie may be returned in a Cookie request header.

Parameters:

ports -

See Also:

getPorts()

setDiscard

public void setDiscard(boolean toDiscard)

Set the Discard attribute. Note: Discard attribute overrides Max-age.

See Also:

isPersistent()

isPersistent

public boolean isPersistent()

Returns false if the cookie should be discarded at the end of the "session"; true otherwise.

Overrides:

isPersistent in class Cookie

Returns:

false if the cookie should be discarded at the end of the "session"; true otherwise

setPortAttributeSpecified

public void setPortAttributeSpecified(boolean value)

Indicates whether the cookie had a port attribute specified in the Set-Cookie2 response header.

Parameters:

value - true if port attribute is specified in response header.

See Also:

isPortAttributeSpecified()

isPortAttributeSpecified

public boolean isPortAttributeSpecified()

Returns:

true if cookie port attribute was specified in the Set-Cookie2 header.

See Also:

setPortAttributeSpecified(boolean)

setPortAttributeBlank

public void setPortAttributeBlank(boolean value)

Indicates whether the Port attribute in Set-Cookie2 header contains no value (is of the form Port="").

This value is required for generating the Cookie request header because the specification requires that if Set-Cookie2 header contains a blank value for port attribute, the Cookie header should also contain a port attribute with no value.

Parameters:

value - true if port attribute is specified as blank in response header.

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isPortAttributeBlank

isPortAttributeBlank

public boolean isPortAttributeBlank()

Returns:

true if the port attribute in Set-Cookie2 header had no value (was of the form Port="").

See Also:

setPortAttributeBlank(boolean)

setVersionAttributeSpecified

public void setVersionAttributeSpecified(boolean value)

Indicates whether the cookie had a version attribute specified in the Set-Cookie2 response header.

Parameters:

value - true if version attribute is specified in response header.

See Also:

isVersionAttributeSpecified()

isVersionAttributeSpecified

public boolean isVersionAttributeSpecified()

Returns:

true if cookie version attribute was specified in the Set-Cookie2 header.

See Also:

setVersionAttributeSpecified(boolean)

toExternalForm

public java.lang.String toExternalForm()

Return a textual representation of the cookie.

Overrides:

toExternalForm in class Cookie

Returns:

string.