Class EntityTag

java.lang.Object

org.apache.tomcat.util.http.parser.EntityTag

public class EntityTag
extends Object

Utility class for parsing and comparing HTTP entity tags (ETags) as defined in RFC 7232.

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor	Description
EntityTag()	Default constructor.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
static Boolean	compareEntityTag(StringReader input, boolean compareWeak, String resourceETag)	Parse the given input as (per RFC 7232) 1#entity-tag.

Methods inherited from class Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Details

EntityTag

public EntityTag()

Default constructor. This class is not intended to be instantiated.

Method Details

compareEntityTag

public static Boolean compareEntityTag(StringReader input,
 boolean compareWeak,
 String resourceETag)
                                throws IOException

Parse the given input as (per RFC 7232) 1#entity-tag. Compare an ETag header with a resource ETag as described in RFC 7232 section 2.3.2.

Parameters:

input - The input to parse

compareWeak - Use weak comparison e.g. match "etag" with W/"etag"

resourceETag - Resource's ETag

Returns:

true if ETag matches, false if ETag doesn't match or null if the input is invalid

Throws:

IOException - If an I/O occurs during the parsing