Package org.apache.jasper.tagplugins.jstl

## Class Util

- java.lang.Object
- - org.apache.jasper.tagplugins.jstl.Util

-     public class Util
      extends java.lang.Object

  Util contains some often used consts, static methods and embedded class to support the JSTL tag plugin.

- - ### Nested Class Summary

    Nested Classes
    Modifier and Type | Class | Description
    --- | --- | ---
    `static class` | `Util.ImportResponseWrapper` | Wraps responses to allow us to retrieve results as Strings.

  - ### Field Summary

    Fields
    Modifier and Type | Field | Description
    --- | --- | ---
    `static java.lang.String` | `DEFAULT_ENCODING` |

  - ### Constructor Summary

    Constructors
    Constructor | Description
    --- | ---
    `Util()` |

  - ### Method Summary

    All Methods Static Methods Concrete Methods
    Modifier and Type | Method | Description
    --- | --- | ---
    `static java.lang.String` | `escapeXml​(char[] arrayBuffer, int length)` |
    `static java.lang.String` | `escapeXml​(java.lang.String buffer)` | Performs the following substring replacements (to facilitate output to XML/HTML pages): & -> &amp; < -> &lt; > -> &gt; " -> &#034; ' -> &#039; See also OutSupport.writeEscapedXml().
    `static java.lang.String` | `getContentTypeAttribute​(java.lang.String input, java.lang.String name)` | Get the value associated with a content-type attribute.
    `static int` | `getScope​(java.lang.String scope)` | Converts the given string description of a scope to the corresponding PageContext constant.
    `static boolean` | `isAbsoluteUrl​(java.lang.String url)` | Returns `true` if our current URL is absolute, `false` otherwise.
    `static java.lang.String` | `resolveUrl​(java.lang.String url, java.lang.String context, PageContext pageContext)` | Utility methods taken from org.apache.taglibs.standard.tag.common.core.UrlSupport
    `static java.lang.String` | `stripSession​(java.lang.String url)` | Strips a servlet session ID from `url`.

    - ### Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

- - ### Field Detail

    - #### DEFAULT_ENCODING

          public static final java.lang.String DEFAULT_ENCODING

      See Also:
        Constant Field Values

  - ### Constructor Detail

    - #### Util

          public Util()

  - ### Method Detail

    - #### getScope

          public static int getScope​(java.lang.String scope)

      Converts the given string description of a scope to the corresponding PageContext constant. The validity of the given scope has already been checked by the appropriate TLV.
      Parameters:
        `scope` - String description of scope
      Returns:
        PageContext constant corresponding to given scope description taken from org.apache.taglibs.standard.tag.common.core.Util

    - #### isAbsoluteUrl

          public static boolean isAbsoluteUrl​(java.lang.String url)

      Returns `true` if our current URL is absolute, `false` otherwise. taken from org.apache.taglibs.standard.tag.common.core.ImportSupport
      Parameters:
        `url` - The URL
      Returns:
        `true` if the URL is absolute

    - #### getContentTypeAttribute

          public static java.lang.String getContentTypeAttribute​(java.lang.String input,
                                                                 java.lang.String name)

      Get the value associated with a content-type attribute. Syntax defined in RFC 2045, section 5.1. taken from org.apache.taglibs.standard.tag.common.core.Util
      Parameters:
        `input` - The attribute string
        `name` - The attribute name
      Returns:
        the attribute value

    - #### stripSession

          public static java.lang.String stripSession​(java.lang.String url)

      Strips a servlet session ID from `url`. The session ID is encoded as a URL "path parameter" beginning with "jsessionid=". We thus remove anything we find between ";jsessionid=" (inclusive) and either EOS or a subsequent ';' (exclusive). taken from org.apache.taglibs.standard.tag.common.core.ImportSupport
      Parameters:
        `url` - The URL
      Returns:
        the URL without a user submitted session id parameter

    - #### escapeXml

          public static java.lang.String escapeXml​(java.lang.String buffer)

      Performs the following substring replacements (to facilitate output to XML/HTML pages): & -> &amp; < -> &lt; > -> &gt; " -> &#034; ' -> &#039; See also OutSupport.writeEscapedXml(). taken from org.apache.taglibs.standard.tag.common.core.Util
      Parameters:
        `buffer` - Data to escape
      Returns:
        escaped data

    - #### escapeXml

          public static java.lang.String escapeXml​(char[] arrayBuffer,
                                                   int length)

    - #### resolveUrl

          public static java.lang.String resolveUrl​(java.lang.String url,
                                                    java.lang.String context,
                                                    PageContext pageContext)
                                             throws JspException

      Utility methods taken from org.apache.taglibs.standard.tag.common.core.UrlSupport
      Parameters:
        `url` - The URL
        `context` - The context
        `pageContext` - The page context
      Returns:
        the absolute URL
      Throws:
        `JspException` - If the URL doesn't start with '/'