ParamUtils (Openfire 4.0.1 Javadoc)

java.lang.Object
- org.jivesoftware.util.ParamUtils

```
public class ParamUtils
extends Object
```
Assists JSP writers in getting parameters and attributes.

Constructor Summary

Constructors
Constructor and Description

ParamUtils()

Constructors
Constructor and Description
`ParamUtils()`

Method Summary

Methods
Modifier and Type	Method and Description
`static String`	`getAttribute(javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest request, String name)` Returns an attribute as a string.
`static String`	`getAttribute(javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest request, String name, boolean emptyStringsOK)` Returns an attribute as a string.
`static boolean`	`getBooleanAttribute(javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest request, String name)` Returns an attribute as a boolean.
`static boolean`	`getBooleanParameter(javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest request, String name)` Returns a parameter as a boolean.
`static boolean`	`getBooleanParameter(javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest request, String name, boolean defaultVal)` Returns a parameter as a boolean.
`static double`	`getDoubleParameter(javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest request, String name, double defaultNum)` Returns a parameter as a double.
`static int`	`getIntAttribute(javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest request, String name, int defaultNum)` Returns an attribute as a int.
`static int`	`getIntParameter(javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest request, String name, int defaultNum)` Returns a parameter as an int.
`static int[]`	`getIntParameters(javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest request, String name, int defaultNum)` Returns a list of int parameters.
`static long`	`getLongAttribute(javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest request, String name, long defaultNum)` Returns an attribute as a long.
`static long`	`getLongParameter(javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest request, String name, long defaultNum)` Returns a parameter as a long.
`static long[]`	`getLongParameters(javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest request, String name, long defaultNum)` Returns a list of long parameters.
`static String`	`getParameter(javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest request, String name)` Returns a parameter as a string.
`static String`	`getParameter(javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest request, String name, boolean emptyStringsOK)` Returns a parameter as a string.
`static String[]`	`getParameters(javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest request, String name)` Returns a list of parameters of the same name

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

- Constructor Detail
  - ParamUtils
```
public ParamUtils()
```
- Method Detail
  - getParameter
```
public static String getParameter(javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest request,
                  String name)
```
    Returns a parameter as a string.
    
    Parameters:
    request - the HttpServletRequest object, known as "request" in a JSP page.
    name - the name of the parameter you want to get
    
    Returns:
    the value of the parameter or null if the parameter was not found or if the parameter is a zero-length string.
  - getParameter
```
public static String getParameter(javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest request,
                  String name,
                  boolean emptyStringsOK)
```
    Returns a parameter as a string.
    
    Parameters:
    request - the HttpServletRequest object, known as "request" in a JSP page.
    name - the name of the parameter you want to get
    emptyStringsOK - return the parameter values even if it is an empty string.
    
    Returns:
    the value of the parameter or null if the parameter was not found.
  - getParameters
```
public static String[] getParameters(javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest request,
                     String name)
```
    Returns a list of parameters of the same name
    
    Parameters:
    request - an HttpServletRequest object.
    
    Returns:
    an array of non-null, non-blank strings of the same name. This method will return an empty array if no parameters were found.
  - getBooleanParameter
```
public static boolean getBooleanParameter(javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest request,
                          String name)
```
    Returns a parameter as a boolean.
    
    Parameters:
    request - the HttpServletRequest object, known as "request" in a JSP page.
    name - the name of the parameter you want to get
    
    Returns:
    true if the value of the parameter was "true", false otherwise.
  - getBooleanParameter
```
public static boolean getBooleanParameter(javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest request,
                          String name,
                          boolean defaultVal)
```
    Returns a parameter as a boolean.
    
    Parameters:
    request - the HttpServletRequest object, known as "request" in a JSP page.
    name - the name of the parameter you want to get
    
    Returns:
    true if the value of the parameter was "true", false otherwise.
  - getIntParameter
```
public static int getIntParameter(javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest request,
                  String name,
                  int defaultNum)
```
    Returns a parameter as an int.
    
    Parameters:
    request - the HttpServletRequest object, known as "request" in a JSP page.
    name - the name of the parameter you want to get
    
    Returns:
    the int value of the parameter specified or the default value if the parameter is not found.
  - getIntParameters
```
public static int[] getIntParameters(javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest request,
                     String name,
                     int defaultNum)
```
    Returns a list of int parameters.
    
    Parameters:
    request - the HttpServletRequest object, known as "request" in a JSP page.
    name - the name of the parameter you want to get
    defaultNum - the default value of a parameter, if the parameter can't be converted into an int.
  - getDoubleParameter
```
public static double getDoubleParameter(javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest request,
                        String name,
                        double defaultNum)
```
    Returns a parameter as a double.
    
    Parameters:
    request - the HttpServletRequest object, known as "request" in a JSP page.
    name - the name of the parameter you want to get
    
    Returns:
    the double value of the parameter specified or the default value if the parameter is not found.
  - getLongParameter
```
public static long getLongParameter(javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest request,
                    String name,
                    long defaultNum)
```
    Returns a parameter as a long.
    
    Parameters:
    request - the HttpServletRequest object, known as "request" in a JSP page.
    name - the name of the parameter you want to get
    
    Returns:
    the long value of the parameter specified or the default value if the parameter is not found.
  - getLongParameters
```
public static long[] getLongParameters(javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest request,
                       String name,
                       long defaultNum)
```
    Returns a list of long parameters.
    
    Parameters:
    request - the HttpServletRequest object, known as "request" in a JSP page.
    name - the name of the parameter you want to get
    defaultNum - the default value of a parameter, if the parameter can't be converted into a long.
  - getAttribute
```
public static String getAttribute(javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest request,
                  String name)
```
    Returns an attribute as a string.
    
    Parameters:
    request - the HttpServletRequest object, known as "request" in a JSP page.
    name - the name of the parameter you want to get
    
    Returns:
    the value of the parameter or null if the parameter was not found or if the parameter is a zero-length string.
  - getAttribute
```
public static String getAttribute(javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest request,
                  String name,
                  boolean emptyStringsOK)
```
    Returns an attribute as a string.
    
    Parameters:
    request - the HttpServletRequest object, known as "request" in a JSP page.
    name - the name of the parameter you want to get.
    emptyStringsOK - return the parameter values even if it is an empty string.
    
    Returns:
    the value of the parameter or null if the parameter was not found.
  - getBooleanAttribute
```
public static boolean getBooleanAttribute(javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest request,
                          String name)
```
    Returns an attribute as a boolean.
    
    Parameters:
    request - the HttpServletRequest object, known as "request" in a JSP page.
    name - the name of the attribute you want to get.
    
    Returns:
    true if the value of the attribute is "true", false otherwise.
  - getIntAttribute
```
public static int getIntAttribute(javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest request,
                  String name,
                  int defaultNum)
```
    Returns an attribute as a int.
    
    Parameters:
    request - the HttpServletRequest object, known as "request" in a JSP page.
    name - the name of the attribute you want to get.
    
    Returns:
    the int value of the attribute or the default value if the attribute is not found or is a zero length string.
  - getLongAttribute
```
public static long getLongAttribute(javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest request,
                    String name,
                    long defaultNum)
```
    Returns an attribute as a long.
    
    Parameters:
    request - the HttpServletRequest object, known as "request" in a JSP page.
    name - the name of the attribute you want to get.
    
    Returns:
    the long value of the attribute or the default value if the attribute is not found or is a zero length string.

Class ParamUtils

Constructor Summary

Method Summary

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

Constructor Detail

ParamUtils

Method Detail

getParameter

getParameter

getParameters

getBooleanParameter

getBooleanParameter

getIntParameter

getIntParameters

getDoubleParameter

getLongParameter

getLongParameters

getAttribute

getAttribute

getBooleanAttribute

getIntAttribute

getLongAttribute