net.ramapuram.thomas.webapp.util
Class RequestUtil

java.lang.Object
  net.ramapuram.thomas.webapp.util.RequestUtil

public final class RequestUtil
extends java.lang.Object

Convenience class for setting and retrieving cookies.

Method Summary

static void	deleteCookie(javax.servlet.http.HttpServletResponse response, javax.servlet.http.Cookie cookie, java.lang.String path) Convenience method for deleting a cookie by name
static java.lang.String	getAppURL(javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest request) Convenience method to get the application's URL based on request variables.
static javax.servlet.http.Cookie	getCookie(javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest request, java.lang.String name) Convenience method to get a cookie by name
static void	setCookie(javax.servlet.http.HttpServletResponse response, java.lang.String name, java.lang.String value, java.lang.String path) Convenience method to set a cookie

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Method Detail

setCookie

public static void setCookie(javax.servlet.http.HttpServletResponse response,
                             java.lang.String name,
                             java.lang.String value,
                             java.lang.String path)

Convenience method to set a cookie

Parameters:

response - the current response

name - the name of the cookie

value - the value of the cookie

path - the path to set it on

getCookie

public static javax.servlet.http.Cookie getCookie(javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest request,
                                                  java.lang.String name)

Convenience method to get a cookie by name

Parameters:

request - the current request

name - the name of the cookie to find

Returns:

the cookie (if found), null if not found

deleteCookie

public static void deleteCookie(javax.servlet.http.HttpServletResponse response,
                                javax.servlet.http.Cookie cookie,
                                java.lang.String path)

Convenience method for deleting a cookie by name

Parameters:

response - the current web response

cookie - the cookie to delete

path - the path on which the cookie was set (i.e. /appfuse)

getAppURL

public static java.lang.String getAppURL(javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest request)

Convenience method to get the application's URL based on request variables.

Parameters:

request - the current request

Returns:

URL to application