com.jscape.inet.mime
Class MimeHeader

java.lang.Object
  com.jscape.inet.mime.MimeHeader

All Implemented Interfaces:

MimeConstants, java.io.Serializable

Direct Known Subclasses:

HttpCookie

public class MimeHeader

extends java.lang.Object

implements MimeConstants, java.io.Serializable

Implements methods for managing mime headers for use in a MimeMessage.

See Also:

Serialized Form

Field Summary

Fields inherited from interface com.jscape.inet.mime.MimeConstants

COLON, CR, CRLF, EQUALS, LF, QUESTION_MARK, SEMI_COLON, SPACE, TAB

Constructor Summary

MimeHeader()
Constructs a new MimeHeader instance.

MimeHeader(byte[] data)
Constructs a new MimeHeader instance.

MimeHeader(java.lang.String name, java.lang.String value)
Constructs a new MimeHeader instance.

MimeHeader(java.lang.String name, java.lang.String value, java.lang.String characterEncoding)
Constructs a new MimeHeader instance.

Method Summary

void	addAttribute(MimeHeaderAttr attr) Adds attribute to this MimeHeader.
void	addAttribute(java.lang.String name, java.lang.String value) Adds attribute to this MimeHeader.
MimeHeaderAttr	getAttribute(java.lang.String name) Gets attribute by name.
java.util.Enumeration	getAttributes() Gets all attributes for this MimeHeader.
java.lang.String	getName() Gets name for this MimeHeader.
java.lang.String	getValue() Gets value for this MimeHeader.
java.lang.String	getValueString() Gets value for this MimeHeader.
boolean	isFolding() Checks if folding should be enabled for this MimeHeader.
boolean	isValid() Checks if this header is valid.
void	removeAttribute(int index) Removes specified index from attributes.
void	setFolding(boolean folding) Enables or disables folding for this MimeHeader.
void	setName(java.lang.String name) Sets name of this MimeHeader.
void	setValue(java.lang.String value) Sets the value of this MimeHeader.
java.lang.String	toString() Gets String representation of this MimeHeader.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

equals, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

MimeHeader

public MimeHeader()
           throws MimeException

Constructs a new MimeHeader instance.

Throws:

MimeException - if a MIME related parsing error occurs

MimeHeader

public MimeHeader(java.lang.String name,
                  java.lang.String value)
           throws MimeException

Constructs a new MimeHeader instance.

Parameters:

name - the name of header

value - the value of header

Throws:

MimeException - if a MIME related parsing error occurs

MimeHeader

public MimeHeader(java.lang.String name,
                  java.lang.String value,
                  java.lang.String characterEncoding)
           throws MimeException

Constructs a new MimeHeader instance.

Parameters:

name - the name of header

value - the value of header

characterEncoding - the character encoding to encode value as

Throws:

MimeException - thrown if character encoding can not be completed or header does not allow character encoding

MimeHeader

public MimeHeader(byte[] data)
           throws MimeException

Constructs a new MimeHeader instance. The MIME header data is parsed.

Parameters:

data - the MIME header data

Throws:

MimeException - if a MIME related parsing error occurs

Method Detail

getName

public java.lang.String getName()

Gets name for this MimeHeader.

Returns:

name

getValue

public java.lang.String getValue()

Gets value for this MimeHeader. Any encoded values in header will be decoded according to RFC 2047. Strips quotes from value.

Returns:

value

getValueString

public java.lang.String getValueString()

Gets value for this MimeHeader. Leaves quotes in value. Any encoded values in header will be decoded according to RFC 2047.

Returns:

value

setName

public void setName(java.lang.String name)

Sets name of this MimeHeader.

Parameters:

name - the header name

setValue

public void setValue(java.lang.String value)

Sets the value of this MimeHeader.

Parameters:

value - the header value

addAttribute

public void addAttribute(MimeHeaderAttr attr)

Adds attribute to this MimeHeader.

Parameters:

attr - a MimeHeaderAttr

See Also:

MimeHeaderAttr

addAttribute

public void addAttribute(java.lang.String name,
                         java.lang.String value)
                  throws MimeException

Adds attribute to this MimeHeader.

Parameters:

name - the name of the MIME header attribute

value - the value of the MIME header attribute

Throws:

MimeException - if a MIME related error occurs

removeAttribute

public void removeAttribute(int index)

Removes specified index from attributes.

Parameters:

index - the index of attribute to remove

getAttribute

public MimeHeaderAttr getAttribute(java.lang.String name)

Gets attribute by name.

Parameters:

name - the name of attribute to retrieve

Returns:

a MimeHeaderAttr

See Also:

MimeHeaderAttr

getAttributes

public java.util.Enumeration getAttributes()

Gets all attributes for this MimeHeader. Returns an Enumeration of MimeHeaderAttr

Returns:

Enumeration

See Also:

MimeHeaderAttr

toString

public java.lang.String toString()

Gets String representation of this MimeHeader.

Returns:

String

isFolding

public boolean isFolding()

Checks if folding should be enabled for this MimeHeader. Folding is enabled by default. If folding is enabled then the maximum length of a header is 76 characters. Headers which exceed 76 characters will be folded according to RFC 822.

Returns:

true if folding is enabled, false otherwise

setFolding

public void setFolding(boolean folding)

Enables or disables folding for this MimeHeader. Folding is enabled by default. If folding is enabled then the maximum length of a header is 76 characters. Headers which exceed 76 characters will be folded according to RFC 822.

Parameters:

folding - true to enable folding, false to disable

isValid

public boolean isValid()

Checks if this header is valid.

Returns:

true if header is valid, false otherwise