com.hp.util

Class WebUtils.Url

java.lang.Object

com.hp.util.WebUtils.Url

Enclosing class:

WebUtils

public static class WebUtils.Url
extends Object

A simple class to facilitate building URLs used to interact with servlets. For example, typical usage might be:

 WebUtils.Url url = new WebUtils.Url("someServlet")
                  .param("name", nameField.getValue())
                  .param("pass", passwordField.getValue());
 RequestBuilder rb = new RequestBuilder(RequestBuilder.POST, url.toString());
 ...
 

The URL supplied to the request builder might be something like:

 "someServlet?name=Simon&pass=SeCrEt"
 

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
WebUtils.Url(String url) Constructs a url with the specified base path.

Method Summary

Methods

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
WebUtils.Url	add(String path) Adds a path segment to the end of the URL.
WebUtils.Url	param(String name, Object value) Adds a parameter to the 'query string'.
String	toString()

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

WebUtils.Url

public WebUtils.Url(String url)

Constructs a url with the specified base path.

Parameters:

url - the base url

Method Detail

add

public WebUtils.Url add(String path)

Adds a path segment to the end of the URL.

Parameters:

path - path segment to be appended to the URL.

Returns:

self

param

public WebUtils.Url param(String name,
                 Object value)

Adds a parameter to the 'query string'. This method returns a reference to the Url instance, allowing method calls to be chained.

Parameters:

name - the name of the parameter

value - the value of the parameter

Returns:

self

toString

public String toString()

Overrides:

toString in class Object