org.codehaus.httpcache4j
Class Tag

java.lang.Object
  org.codehaus.httpcache4j.Metadata
      org.codehaus.httpcache4j.Tag

public final class Tag
extends Metadata

Validation tag equivalent to the HTTP entity tag. "A strong entity tag may be shared by two entities of a resource only if they are equivalent by octet equality.
A weak entity tag may be shared by two entities of a resource only if the entities are equivalent and could be substituted for each other with no significant change in semantics."

See Also:

HTTP Entity Tags, HTTP Entity Tag Cache Validators

Field Summary

static Tag

ALL Tag matching any other tag, used in call's condition data.

Method Summary

boolean	equals(java.lang.Object object) Indicates if both tags are equal.
boolean	equals(java.lang.Object object, boolean checkWeakness) Indicates if both tags are equal.
java.lang.String	format() Returns tag formatted as an HTTP tag string.
java.lang.String	getDescription() Returns the description.
java.lang.String	getName() Returns the name, corresponding to an HTTP opaque tag value.
int	hashCode()
boolean	isWeak() Indicates if the tag is weak.
static Tag	parse(java.lang.String httpTag) Parses a tag formatted as defined by the HTTP standard.
java.lang.String	toString()

Methods inherited from class org.codehaus.httpcache4j.Metadata

setDescription

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Field Detail

ALL

public static final Tag ALL

Tag matching any other tag, used in call's condition data.

Method Detail

parse

public static Tag parse(java.lang.String httpTag)

Parses a tag formatted as defined by the HTTP standard.

Parameters:

httpTag - The HTTP tag string; if it starts with 'W/' the tag will be marked as weak and the data following the 'W/' used as the tag; otherwise it should be surrounded with quotes (e.g., "sometag").

Returns:

A new tag instance.

See Also:

HTTP Entity Tags

equals

public boolean equals(java.lang.Object object)

Indicates if both tags are equal.

Overrides:

equals in class Metadata

Parameters:

object - The object to compare to.

Returns:

True if both tags are equal.

equals

public boolean equals(java.lang.Object object,
                      boolean checkWeakness)

Indicates if both tags are equal.

Parameters:

object - The object to compare to.

checkWeakness - the equality test takes care or not of the weakness.

Returns:

True if both tags are equal.

format

public java.lang.String format()

Returns tag formatted as an HTTP tag string.

Returns:

The formatted HTTP tag string.

See Also:

HTTP Entity Tags

getDescription

public java.lang.String getDescription()

Returns the description.

Overrides:

getDescription in class Metadata

Returns:

The description.

getName

public java.lang.String getName()

Returns the name, corresponding to an HTTP opaque tag value.

Overrides:

getName in class Metadata

Returns:

The name, corresponding to an HTTP opaque tag value.

toString

public java.lang.String toString()

Overrides:

toString in class java.lang.Object

hashCode

public int hashCode()

Overrides:

hashCode in class Metadata

isWeak

public boolean isWeak()

Indicates if the tag is weak.

Returns:

True if the tag is weak, false if the tag is strong.