gecko/mobile/android/base/httpclientandroidlib/Header.java

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package ch.boye.httpclientandroidlib;
/**
* Represents an HTTP header field.
*
* <p>The HTTP header fields follow the same generic format as
* that given in Section 3.1 of RFC 822. Each header field consists
* of a name followed by a colon (":") and the field value. Field names
* are case-insensitive. The field value MAY be preceded by any amount
* of LWS, though a single SP is preferred.
*
*<pre>
* message-header = field-name ":" [ field-value ]
* field-name = token
* field-value = *( field-content | LWS )
* field-content = &lt;the OCTETs making up the field-value
* and consisting of either *TEXT or combinations
* of token, separators, and quoted-string&gt;
*</pre>
*
* @since 4.0
*/
public interface Header {
/**
* Get the name of the Header.
*
* @return the name of the Header, never {@code null}
*/
String getName();
/**
* Get the value of the Header.
*
* @return the value of the Header, may be {@code null}
*/
String getValue();
/**
* Parses the value.
*
* @return an array of {@link HeaderElement} entries, may be empty, but is never {@code null}
* @throws ParseException
*/
HeaderElement[] getElements() throws ParseException;
}