Method Detail

• getMessage

  public java.lang.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.

• getInstance

  public static HttpMessages getInstance(java.util.Locale locale)

• filter

  public static java.lang.String filter(java.lang.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

• isSafeInHttpHeader

  public static boolean isSafeInHttpHeader(java.lang.String msg)

  Is the provided message safe to use in an HTTP header. Safe messages must meet the requirements of RFC2616 - i.e. must consist only of TEXT.

  Parameters:

  msg - The message to test

  Returns:

  true if the message is safe to use in an HTTP header else false