org.apache.tomcat.util.http

Class HttpMessages

java.lang.Object

org.apache.tomcat.util.http.HttpMessages

public class HttpMessages
extends Object

Handle (internationalized) HTTP messages.

Author:

James Duncan Davidson [duncan@eng.sun.com], James Todd [gonzo@eng.sun.com], Jason Hunter [jch@eng.sun.com], Harish Prabandham, costin@eng.sun.com

Field Summary

Fields

Modifier and Type	Field and Description
protected static Properties	statusMessages

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
HttpMessages()

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
static String	filter(String message) Filter the specified message string for characters that are sensitive in HTML.
static String	getMessage(int status) Get the status string associated with a status code.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Field Detail

statusMessages

protected static Properties statusMessages

Constructor Detail

HttpMessages

public HttpMessages()

Method Detail

getMessage

public static String getMessage(int status)

Get the status string associated with a status code. No I18N - return the messages defined in the HTTP spec. ( the user isn't supposed to see them, this is the last thing to translate) Common messages are cached.

filter

public static String filter(String message)

Filter the specified message string for characters that are sensitive in HTML. This avoids potential attacks caused by including JavaScript codes in the request URL that is often reported in error messages.

Parameters:

message - The message string to be filtered