com.redhat.rhn.common.util

Class ServletUtils

java.lang.Object

com.redhat.rhn.common.util.ServletUtils

public class ServletUtils
extends java.lang.Object

A simple class that assists with Servlet-related activities

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
static java.lang.String	encode(java.lang.String string) Encodes the specified string with a UTF-8 encoding.
static java.lang.String	getRequestPath(javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest req) util function to take a servlet request and compute the path relative to the server (not relative to the webapp).
static java.lang.String	pathWithParams(java.lang.String base, java.util.Map params) Create a URL with parameters tacked on.
static java.lang.String	requestParamsToQueryString(javax.servlet.ServletRequest request) Creates a encoded URL query string with the parameters from the given request.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Method Detail

getRequestPath

public static java.lang.String getRequestPath(javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest req)

util function to take a servlet request and compute the path relative to the server (not relative to the webapp). needed when getPath() is relative to the webapp instead of the server

Parameters:

req - The request to inspect

Returns:

The path requested.

pathWithParams

public static java.lang.String pathWithParams(java.lang.String base,
                                              java.util.Map params)

Create a URL with parameters tacked on. Used in redirects and programmatic URL creation with parameters. Handles URL encoding of incoming keys and values as well.

Parameters:

base - baseUrl to compute path from

params - params to fillout on the URL

Returns:

String path

requestParamsToQueryString

public static java.lang.String requestParamsToQueryString(javax.servlet.ServletRequest request)

Creates a encoded URL query string with the parameters from the given request. If the request is a GET, then the returned query string will simply consist of the query string from the request. If the request is a POST, the returned query string will consist of the form variables.

Note: This method does not support multi-value parameters.

Parameters:

request - The request for which the query string will be generated.

Returns:

An encoded URL query string with the parameters from the given request.

encode

public static java.lang.String encode(java.lang.String string)

Encodes the specified string with a UTF-8 encoding.

Parameters:

string - The String to encode.

Returns:

The encoded String.