com.sun.ws.rest.spi.header
Interface HeaderProvider<T>

public interface HeaderProvider<T>

A provider that supports the conversion of an HTTP header, of type T, to and from a String.

Method Summary

T	fromString(java.lang.String header) Convert a String to a HTTP header of type T.
boolean	supports(java.lang.Class<?> type) Ascertain if the HeaderProvider supports a particular type.
java.lang.String	toString(T header) Convert a HTTP header of type T to a String.

Method Detail

supports

boolean supports(java.lang.Class<?> type)

Ascertain if the HeaderProvider supports a particular type.

Parameters:

type - the type that is to be supported.

Returns:

true if the type is supported, otherwise false.

toString

java.lang.String toString(T header)

Convert a HTTP header of type T to a String.

Parameters:

header - the HTTP header of type T

Returns:

the HTTP header as a String

fromString

T fromString(java.lang.String header)
             throws java.text.ParseException

Convert a String to a HTTP header of type T.

Parameters:

header - the HTTP header as a String

Returns:

the HTTP header of type T

Throws:

java.text.ParseException - if the header cannot be parsed