| org.apache.http.message.LineParser | 
    
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              | BasicLineParser | Basic parser for lines in the head section of an HTTP message. |  | 
Class Overview
Interface for parsing lines in the HEAD section of an HTTP message.
 There are individual methods for parsing a request line, a
 status line, or a header line.
 The lines to parse are passed in memory, the parser does not depend
 on any specific IO mechanism.
 Instances of this interface are expected to be stateless and thread-safe.
 
Public Methods
 
    
      
        public 
         
         
        abstract 
         
        boolean
      
      hasProtocolVersion
      (CharArrayBuffer buffer, ParserCursor cursor)
    
      
    
      
  Checks whether there likely is a protocol version in a line.
 This method implements a heuristic to check for a
 likely protocol version specification. It does not
 guarantee that parseProtocolVersion(CharArrayBuffer, ParserCursor) would not
 detect a parse error.
 This can be used to detect garbage lines before a request
 or status line.
      Parameters
      
        
          | buffer | a buffer holding the line to inspect | 
        
          | cursor | the cursor at which to check for a protocol version, or
                  negative for "end of line". Whether the check tolerates
                  whitespace before or after the protocol version is
                  implementation dependent. | 
      
   
  
      Returns
      - trueif there is a protocol version at the
          argument index (possibly ignoring whitespace),- falseotherwise
 
     
 
 
    
      
    
      
  Creates a header from a line.
 The full header line is expected here. Header continuation lines
 must be joined by the caller before invoking this method.
      Parameters
      
        
          | buffer | a buffer holding the full header line.
                  This buffer MUST NOT be re-used afterwards, since
                  the returned object may reference the contents later. | 
      
   
  
      Returns
      - the header in the argument buffer.
          The returned object MAY be a wrapper for the argument buffer.
          The argument buffer MUST NOT be re-used or changed afterwards.
 
  
     
 
 
    
      
    
      
  Parses the textual representation of a protocol version.
 This is needed for parsing request lines (last element)
 as well as status lines (first element).
      Parameters
      
        
          | buffer | a buffer holding the protocol version to parse | 
        
          | cursor | the parser cursor containing the current position and 
                  the bounds within the buffer for the parsing operation | 
      
   
  
      Returns
      - the parsed protocol version
 
  
     
 
 
    
      
    
      
  
  
      Parameters
      
        
          | buffer | a buffer holding the line to parse | 
        
          | cursor | the parser cursor containing the current position and 
                  the bounds within the buffer for the parsing operation | 
      
   
  
  
     
 
 
    
      
    
      
  
  
      Parameters
      
        
          | buffer | a buffer holding the line to parse | 
        
          | cursor | the parser cursor containing the current position and 
                  the bounds within the buffer for the parsing operation |