jakarta.ws.rs.core

Class UriBuilder

java.lang.Object

jakarta.ws.rs.core.UriBuilder

public abstract class UriBuilder
extends Object

URI template-aware utility class for building URIs from their components. See Path.value() for an explanation of URI templates.

Builder methods perform contextual encoding of characters not permitted in the corresponding URI component following the rules of the application/x-www-form-urlencoded media type for query parameters and RFC 3986 for all other components. Note that only characters not permitted in a particular component are subject to encoding so, e.g., a path supplied to one of the path methods may contain matrix parameters or multiple path segments since the separators are legal characters and will not be encoded. Percent encoded values are also recognized where allowed and will not be double encoded.

URI templates are allowed in most components of a URI but their value is restricted to a particular component. E.g.

UriBuilder.fromPath("{arg1}").build("foo#bar");

would result in encoding of the '#' such that the resulting URI is "foo%23bar". To create a URI "foo#bar" use

UriBuilder.fromPath("{arg1}").fragment("{arg2}").build("foo", "bar")

instead. URI template names and delimiters are never encoded but their values are encoded when a URI is built. Template parameter regular expressions are ignored when building a URI, i.e. no validation is performed.

Since:

1.0

Author:

Paul Sandoz, Marc Hadley

See Also:

URI, Path

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Modifier	Constructor and Description
protected	UriBuilder() Protected constructor, use one of the static fromXxx(...) methods to obtain an instance.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
abstract URI	build(Object... values) Build a URI, using the supplied values in order to replace any URI template parameters.
abstract URI	build(Object[] values, boolean encodeSlashInPath) Build a URI, using the supplied values in order to replace any URI template parameters.
abstract URI	buildFromEncoded(Object... values) Build a URI.
abstract URI	buildFromEncodedMap(Map<String,?> values) Build a URI.
abstract URI	buildFromMap(Map<String,?> values) Build a URI.
abstract URI	buildFromMap(Map<String,?> values, boolean encodeSlashInPath) Build a URI.
abstract UriBuilder	clone() Create a copy of the UriBuilder preserving its state.
abstract UriBuilder	fragment(String fragment) Set the URI fragment.
static UriBuilder	fromLink(Link link) Create a new instance initialized from a Link.
static UriBuilder	fromMethod(Class<?> resource, String method) Create a new instance representing a relative URI initialized from a Path-annotated method.
static UriBuilder	fromPath(String path) Create a new instance representing a relative URI initialized from a URI path.
static UriBuilder	fromResource(Class<?> resource) Create a new instance representing a relative URI initialized from a root resource class.
static UriBuilder	fromUri(String uriTemplate) Create a new instance initialized from an existing URI.
static UriBuilder	fromUri(URI uri) Create a new instance initialized from an existing URI.
abstract UriBuilder	host(String host) Set the URI host.
abstract UriBuilder	matrixParam(String name, Object... values) Append a matrix parameter to the existing set of matrix parameters of the current final segment of the URI path.
static UriBuilder	newInstance() Creates a new instance of UriBuilder.
abstract UriBuilder	path(Class resource) Append the path from a Path-annotated class to the existing path.
abstract UriBuilder	path(Class resource, String method) Append the path from a Path-annotated method to the existing path.
abstract UriBuilder	path(Method method) Append the path from a Path-annotated method to the existing path.
abstract UriBuilder	path(String path) Append path to the existing path.
abstract UriBuilder	port(int port) Set the URI port.
abstract UriBuilder	queryParam(String name, Object... values) Append a query parameter to the existing set of query parameters.
abstract UriBuilder	replaceMatrix(String matrix) Set the matrix parameters of the current final segment of the current URI path.
abstract UriBuilder	replaceMatrixParam(String name, Object... values) Replace the existing value(s) of a matrix parameter on the current final segment of the URI path.
abstract UriBuilder	replacePath(String path) Set the URI path.
abstract UriBuilder	replaceQuery(String query) Set the URI query string.
abstract UriBuilder	replaceQueryParam(String name, Object... values) Replace the existing value(s) of a query parameter.
abstract UriBuilder	resolveTemplate(String name, Object value) Resolve a URI template with a given name in this UriBuilder instance using a supplied value.
abstract UriBuilder	resolveTemplate(String name, Object value, boolean encodeSlashInPath) Resolve a URI template with a given name in this UriBuilder instance using a supplied value.
abstract UriBuilder	resolveTemplateFromEncoded(String name, Object value) Resolve a URI template with a given name in this UriBuilder instance using a supplied encoded value.
abstract UriBuilder	resolveTemplates(Map<String,Object> templateValues) Resolve one or more URI templates in this UriBuilder instance using supplied name-value pairs.
abstract UriBuilder	resolveTemplates(Map<String,Object> templateValues, boolean encodeSlashInPath) Resolve one or more URI templates in this UriBuilder instance using supplied name-value pairs.
abstract UriBuilder	resolveTemplatesFromEncoded(Map<String,Object> templateValues) Resolve one or more URI templates in this UriBuilder instance using supplied name-value pairs.
abstract UriBuilder	scheme(String scheme) Set the URI scheme.
abstract UriBuilder	schemeSpecificPart(String ssp) Set the URI scheme-specific-part (see URI).
abstract UriBuilder	segment(String... segments) Append path segments to the existing path.
abstract String	toTemplate() Get the URI template string represented by this URI builder.
abstract UriBuilder	uri(String uriTemplate) Parses the uriTemplate string and copies the parsed components of the supplied URI to the UriBuilder replacing any existing values for those components.
abstract UriBuilder	uri(URI uri) Copies the non-null components of the supplied URI to the UriBuilder replacing any existing values for those components.
abstract UriBuilder	userInfo(String ui) Set the URI user-info.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

UriBuilder

protected UriBuilder()

Protected constructor, use one of the static fromXxx(...) methods to obtain an instance.

Method Detail

newInstance

public static UriBuilder newInstance()

Creates a new instance of UriBuilder.

Returns:

a new instance of UriBuilder.

Since:

3.0

fromUri

public static UriBuilder fromUri(URI uri)

Create a new instance initialized from an existing URI.

Parameters:

uri - a URI that will be used to initialize the UriBuilder.

Returns:

a new UriBuilder.

Throws:

IllegalArgumentException - if uri is null.

fromUri

public static UriBuilder fromUri(String uriTemplate)

Create a new instance initialized from an existing URI.

Parameters:

uriTemplate - a URI template that will be used to initialize the UriBuilder, may contain URI parameters.

Returns:

a new UriBuilder.

Throws:

IllegalArgumentException - if uriTemplate is not a valid URI template or is null.

fromLink

public static UriBuilder fromLink(Link link)

Create a new instance initialized from a Link.

Parameters:

link - a Link that will be used to initialize the UriBuilder, only its URI is used.

Returns:

a new UriBuilder

Throws:

IllegalArgumentException - if link is null

Since:

2.0

fromPath

public static UriBuilder fromPath(String path)
                           throws IllegalArgumentException

Create a new instance representing a relative URI initialized from a URI path.

Parameters:

path - a URI path that will be used to initialize the UriBuilder, may contain URI template parameters.

Returns:

a new UriBuilder.

Throws:

IllegalArgumentException - if path is null.

fromResource

public static UriBuilder fromResource(Class<?> resource)

Create a new instance representing a relative URI initialized from a root resource class.

Parameters:

resource - a root resource whose Path value will be used to initialize the UriBuilder.

Returns:

a new UriBuilder.

Throws:

IllegalArgumentException - if resource is not annotated with Path or resource is null.

fromMethod

public static UriBuilder fromMethod(Class<?> resource,
                                    String method)

Create a new instance representing a relative URI initialized from a Path-annotated method. This method can only be used in cases where there is a single method with the specified name that is annotated with Path.

Parameters:

resource - the resource containing the method.

method - the name of the method whose Path value will be used to obtain the path to append.

Returns:

the updated UriBuilder.

Throws:

IllegalArgumentException - if resource or method is null, or there is more than or less than one variant of the method annotated with Path.

Since:

2.0

clone

public abstract UriBuilder clone()

Create a copy of the UriBuilder preserving its state. This is a more efficient means of creating a copy than constructing a new UriBuilder from a URI returned by the build(Object...) method.

Overrides:

clone in class Object

Returns:

a copy of the UriBuilder.

uri

public abstract UriBuilder uri(URI uri)

Copies the non-null components of the supplied URI to the UriBuilder replacing any existing values for those components.

Parameters:

uri - the URI to copy components from.

Returns:

the updated UriBuilder.

Throws:

IllegalArgumentException - if the uri parameter is null.

uri

public abstract UriBuilder uri(String uriTemplate)

Parses the uriTemplate string and copies the parsed components of the supplied URI to the UriBuilder replacing any existing values for those components.

Parameters:

uriTemplate - a URI template that will be used to initialize the UriBuilder, may contain URI parameters.

Returns:

the updated UriBuilder.

Throws:

IllegalArgumentException - if uriTemplate is not a valid URI template or is null.

Since:

2.0

scheme

public abstract UriBuilder scheme(String scheme)

Set the URI scheme.

Parameters:

scheme - the URI scheme, may contain URI template parameters. A null value will unset the URI scheme, but will not unset the any scheme-specific-part components.

Returns:

the updated UriBuilder.

Throws:

IllegalArgumentException - if scheme is invalid.

schemeSpecificPart

public abstract UriBuilder schemeSpecificPart(String ssp)

Set the URI scheme-specific-part (see URI). This method will overwrite any existing values for authority, user-info, host, port and path.

Parameters:

ssp - the URI scheme-specific-part, may contain URI template parameters.

Returns:

the updated UriBuilder.

Throws:

IllegalArgumentException - if ssp cannot be parsed or is null.

userInfo

public abstract UriBuilder userInfo(String ui)

Set the URI user-info.

Parameters:

ui - the URI user-info, may contain URI template parameters. A null value will unset userInfo component of the URI.

Returns:

the updated UriBuilder.

host

public abstract UriBuilder host(String host)

Set the URI host.

Parameters:

host - the URI host, may contain URI template parameters. A null value will unset the host component of the URI, but will not unset other authority component parts (user info or port).

Returns:

the updated UriBuilder.

Throws:

IllegalArgumentException - if host is invalid.

port

public abstract UriBuilder port(int port)

Set the URI port.

Parameters:

port - the URI port, a value of -1 will unset an explicit port.

Returns:

the updated UriBuilder.

Throws:

IllegalArgumentException - if port is invalid.

replacePath

public abstract UriBuilder replacePath(String path)

Set the URI path. This method will overwrite any existing path and associated matrix parameters. Existing '/' characters are preserved thus a single value can represent multiple URI path segments.

Parameters:

path - the path, may contain URI template parameters. A null value will unset the path component of the URI.

Returns:

the updated UriBuilder.

path

public abstract UriBuilder path(String path)

Append path to the existing path. When constructing the final path, a '/' separator will be inserted between the existing path and the supplied path if necessary. Existing '/' characters are preserved thus a single value can represent multiple URI path segments.

Parameters:

path - the path, may contain URI template parameters.

Returns:

the updated UriBuilder.

Throws:

IllegalArgumentException - if path is null.

path

public abstract UriBuilder path(Class resource)

Append the path from a Path-annotated class to the existing path. When constructing the final path, a '/' separator will be inserted between the existing path and the supplied path if necessary.

Parameters:

resource - a resource whose Path value will be used to obtain the path to append.

Returns:

the updated UriBuilder.

Throws:

IllegalArgumentException - if resource is null, or if resource is not annotated with Path.

path

public abstract UriBuilder path(Class resource,
                                String method)

Append the path from a Path-annotated method to the existing path. When constructing the final path, a '/' separator will be inserted between the existing path and the supplied path if necessary. This method is a convenience shortcut to path(Method), it can only be used in cases where there is a single method with the specified name that is annotated with Path.

Parameters:

resource - the resource containing the method.

method - the name of the method whose Path value will be used to obtain the path to append.

Returns:

the updated UriBuilder.

Throws:

IllegalArgumentException - if resource or method is null, or there is more than or less than one variant of the method annotated with Path.

path

public abstract UriBuilder path(Method method)

Append the path from a Path-annotated method to the existing path. When constructing the final path, a '/' separator will be inserted between the existing path and the supplied path if necessary.

Parameters:

method - a method whose Path value will be used to obtain the path to append to the existing path.

Returns:

the updated UriBuilder.

Throws:

IllegalArgumentException - if method is null or is not annotated with a Path.

segment

public abstract UriBuilder segment(String... segments)

Append path segments to the existing path. When constructing the final path, a '/' separator will be inserted between the existing path and the first path segment if necessary and each supplied segment will also be separated by '/'. Existing '/' characters are encoded thus a single value can only represent a single URI path segment.

Parameters:

segments - the path segment values, each may contain URI template parameters.

Returns:

the updated UriBuilder.

Throws:

IllegalArgumentException - if segments or any element of segments is null.

replaceMatrix

public abstract UriBuilder replaceMatrix(String matrix)

Set the matrix parameters of the current final segment of the current URI path. This method will overwrite any existing matrix parameters on the current final segment of the current URI path. Note that the matrix parameters are tied to a particular path segment; subsequent addition of path segments will not affect their position in the URI path.

Parameters:

matrix - the matrix parameters, may contain URI template parameters. A null value will remove all matrix parameters of the current final segment of the current URI path.

Returns:

the updated UriBuilder.

Throws:

IllegalArgumentException - if matrix cannot be parsed.

See Also:

Matrix URIs

matrixParam

public abstract UriBuilder matrixParam(String name,
                                       Object... values)

Append a matrix parameter to the existing set of matrix parameters of the current final segment of the URI path. If multiple values are supplied the parameter will be added once per value. Note that the matrix parameters are tied to a particular path segment; subsequent addition of path segments will not affect their position in the URI path.

Parameters:

name - the matrix parameter name, may contain URI template parameters.

values - the matrix parameter value(s), each object will be converted. to a String using its toString() method. Stringified values may contain URI template parameters.

Returns:

the updated UriBuilder.

Throws:

IllegalArgumentException - if name or values is null.

See Also:

Matrix URIs

replaceMatrixParam

public abstract UriBuilder replaceMatrixParam(String name,
                                              Object... values)

Replace the existing value(s) of a matrix parameter on the current final segment of the URI path. If multiple values are supplied the parameter will be added once per value. Note that the matrix parameters are tied to a particular path segment; subsequent addition of path segments will not affect their position in the URI path.

Parameters:

name - the matrix parameter name, may contain URI template parameters.

values - the matrix parameter value(s), each object will be converted. to a String using its toString() method. Stringified values may contain URI template parameters. If values is empty or null then all current values of the parameter are removed.

Returns:

the updated UriBuilder.

Throws:

IllegalArgumentException - if name is null.

See Also:

Matrix URIs

replaceQuery

public abstract UriBuilder replaceQuery(String query)

Set the URI query string. This method will overwrite any existing query parameters.

Parameters:

query - the URI query string, may contain URI template parameters. A null value will remove all query parameters.

Returns:

the updated UriBuilder.

Throws:

IllegalArgumentException - if query cannot be parsed.

queryParam

public abstract UriBuilder queryParam(String name,
                                      Object... values)

Append a query parameter to the existing set of query parameters. If multiple values are supplied the parameter will be added once per value.

Parameters:

name - the query parameter name, may contain URI template parameters.

values - the query parameter value(s), each object will be converted to a String using its toString() method. Stringified values may contain URI template parameters.

Returns:

the updated UriBuilder.

Throws:

IllegalArgumentException - if name or values is null.

replaceQueryParam

public abstract UriBuilder replaceQueryParam(String name,
                                             Object... values)

Replace the existing value(s) of a query parameter. If multiple values are supplied the parameter will be added once per value.

Parameters:

name - the query parameter name, may contain URI template parameters.

values - the query parameter value(s), each object will be converted to a String using its toString() method. Stringified values may contain URI template parameters. If values is empty or null then all current values of the parameter are removed.

Returns:

the updated UriBuilder.

Throws:

IllegalArgumentException - if name is null.

fragment

public abstract UriBuilder fragment(String fragment)

Set the URI fragment.

Parameters:

fragment - the URI fragment, may contain URI template parameters. A null value will remove any existing fragment.

Returns:

the updated UriBuilder.

resolveTemplate

public abstract UriBuilder resolveTemplate(String name,
                                           Object value)

Resolve a URI template with a given name in this UriBuilder instance using a supplied value. In case a null template name or value is entered a IllegalArgumentException is thrown.

Parameters:

name - name of the URI template.

value - value to be used to resolve the template.

Returns:

the updated UriBuilder.

Throws:

IllegalArgumentException - if the resolved template name or value is null.

Since:

2.0

resolveTemplate

public abstract UriBuilder resolveTemplate(String name,
                                           Object value,
                                           boolean encodeSlashInPath)

Resolve a URI template with a given name in this UriBuilder instance using a supplied value. In case a null template name or value is entered a IllegalArgumentException is thrown.

Parameters:

name - name of the URI template.

value - value to be used to resolve the template.

encodeSlashInPath - if true, the slash ('/') characters in template values will be encoded if the template is placed in the URI path component, otherwise the slash characters will not be encoded in path templates.

Returns:

the updated UriBuilder.

Throws:

IllegalArgumentException - if the resolved template name or value is null.

Since:

2.0

resolveTemplateFromEncoded

public abstract UriBuilder resolveTemplateFromEncoded(String name,
                                                      Object value)

Resolve a URI template with a given name in this UriBuilder instance using a supplied encoded value. A template with a matching name will be replaced by the supplied value. Value is converted to String using its toString() method and is then encoded to match the rules of the URI component to which they pertain. All % characters in the stringified values that are not followed by two hexadecimal numbers will be encoded. In case a null template name or encoded value is entered a IllegalArgumentException is thrown.

Parameters:

name - name of the URI template.

value - encoded value to be used to resolve the template.

Returns:

the updated UriBuilder.

Throws:

IllegalArgumentException - if the resolved template name or encoded value is null.

Since:

2.0

resolveTemplates

public abstract UriBuilder resolveTemplates(Map<String,Object> templateValues)

Resolve one or more URI templates in this UriBuilder instance using supplied name-value pairs. A call to the method with an empty parameter map is ignored.

Parameters:

templateValues - a map of URI template names and their values.

Returns:

the updated UriBuilder.

Throws:

IllegalArgumentException - if the name-value map or any of the names or values in the map is null.

Since:

2.0

resolveTemplates

public abstract UriBuilder resolveTemplates(Map<String,Object> templateValues,
                                            boolean encodeSlashInPath)
                                     throws IllegalArgumentException

Resolve one or more URI templates in this UriBuilder instance using supplied name-value pairs. A call to the method with an empty parameter map is ignored.

Parameters:

templateValues - a map of URI template names and their values.

encodeSlashInPath - if true, the slash ('/') characters in template values will be encoded if the template is placed in the URI path component, otherwise the slash characters will not be encoded in path templates.

Returns:

the updated UriBuilder.

Throws:

IllegalArgumentException - if the name-value map or any of the names or values in the map is null.

Since:

2.0

resolveTemplatesFromEncoded

public abstract UriBuilder resolveTemplatesFromEncoded(Map<String,Object> templateValues)

Resolve one or more URI templates in this UriBuilder instance using supplied name-value pairs. All templates with their name matching one of the keys in the supplied map will be replaced by the value in the supplied map. Values are converted to String using their toString() method and are then encoded to match the rules of the URI component to which they pertain. All % characters in the stringified values that are not followed by two hexadecimal numbers will be encoded. A call to the method with an empty parameter map is ignored.

Parameters:

templateValues - a map of URI template names and their values.

Returns:

the updated UriBuilder.

Throws:

IllegalArgumentException - if the name-value map or any of the names or values in the map is null.

Since:

2.0

buildFromMap

public abstract URI buildFromMap(Map<String,?> values)

Build a URI. Any URI template parameters will be replaced by the value in the supplied map. Values are converted to String using their toString() method and are then encoded to match the rules of the URI component to which they pertain. All '%' characters in the stringified values will be encoded. The state of the builder is unaffected; this method may be called multiple times on the same builder instance.

NOTE: By default all '/' characters in the stringified values will be encoded in path templates, i.e. the result is identical to invoking buildFromMap(valueMap, true). To override this behavior use buildFromMap(valueMap, false) instead.

Parameters:

values - a map of URI template parameter names and values.

Returns:

the URI built from the UriBuilder.

Throws:

IllegalArgumentException - if there are any URI template parameters without a supplied value, or if a template parameter value is null.

UriBuilderException - if a URI cannot be constructed based on the current state of the builder.

See Also:

buildFromMap(java.util.Map, boolean), buildFromEncodedMap(java.util.Map)

buildFromMap

public abstract URI buildFromMap(Map<String,?> values,
                                 boolean encodeSlashInPath)
                          throws IllegalArgumentException,
                                 UriBuilderException

Build a URI. Any URI template parameters will be replaced by the value in the supplied map. Values are converted to String using their toString() method and are then encoded to match the rules of the URI component to which they pertain. All '%' characters in the stringified values will be encoded. The state of the builder is unaffected; this method may be called multiple times on the same builder instance.

The encodeSlashInPath parameter may be used to override the default encoding of '/' characters in the stringified template values in cases when the template is part of the URI path component when using the buildFromMap(java.util.Map) method. If the encodeSlashInPath parameter is set to true (default), the slash ('/') characters in parameter values will be encoded if the template is placed in the URI path component. If set to false the default encoding behavior is overridden an slash characters in template values will not be encoded when used to substitute path templates.

Parameters:

values - a map of URI template parameter names and values.

encodeSlashInPath - if true, the slash ('/') characters in parameter values will be encoded if the template is placed in the URI path component, otherwise the slash characters will not be encoded in path templates.

Returns:

the URI built from the UriBuilder.

Throws:

IllegalArgumentException - if there are any URI template parameters without a supplied value, or if a template parameter value is null.

UriBuilderException - if a URI cannot be constructed based on the current state of the builder.

See Also:

buildFromMap(java.util.Map), buildFromEncodedMap(java.util.Map)

buildFromEncodedMap

public abstract URI buildFromEncodedMap(Map<String,?> values)
                                 throws IllegalArgumentException,
                                        UriBuilderException

Build a URI. Any URI template parameters will be replaced by the value in the supplied map. Values are converted to String using their toString() method and are then encoded to match the rules of the URI component to which they pertain. All % characters in the stringified values that are not followed by two hexadecimal numbers will be encoded. The state of the builder is unaffected; this method may be called multiple times on the same builder instance.

Parameters:

values - a map of URI template parameter names and values.

Returns:

the URI built from the UriBuilder.

Throws:

IllegalArgumentException - if there are any URI template parameters without a supplied value, or if a template parameter value is null.

UriBuilderException - if a URI cannot be constructed based on the current state of the builder.

Since:

2.0

See Also:

buildFromMap(java.util.Map), buildFromMap(java.util.Map, boolean)

build

public abstract URI build(Object... values)
                   throws IllegalArgumentException,
                          UriBuilderException

Build a URI, using the supplied values in order to replace any URI template parameters. Values are converted to String using their toString() method and are then encoded to match the rules of the URI component to which they pertain. All '%' characters in the stringified values will be encoded. The state of the builder is unaffected; this method may be called multiple times on the same builder instance.

All instances of the same template parameter will be replaced by the same value that corresponds to the position of the first instance of the template parameter. e.g. the template "{a}/{b}/{a}" with values {"x", "y", "z"} will result in the the URI "x/y/x", not "x/y/z".

NOTE: By default all '/' characters in the stringified values will be encoded in path templates, i.e. the result is identical to invoking build(Object[], boolean) build(values, true)}. To override this behavior use build(values, false) instead.

Parameters:

values - a list of URI template parameter values.

Returns:

the URI built from the UriBuilder.

Throws:

IllegalArgumentException - if there are any URI template parameters without a supplied value, or if a value is null.

UriBuilderException - if a URI cannot be constructed based on the current state of the builder.

See Also:

build(Object[], boolean), buildFromEncoded(Object...)

build

public abstract URI build(Object[] values,
                          boolean encodeSlashInPath)
                   throws IllegalArgumentException,
                          UriBuilderException

Build a URI, using the supplied values in order to replace any URI template parameters. Values are converted to String using their toString() method and are then encoded to match the rules of the URI component to which they pertain. All '%' characters in the stringified values will be encoded. The state of the builder is unaffected; this method may be called multiple times on the same builder instance.

All instances of the same template parameter will be replaced by the same value that corresponds to the position of the first instance of the template parameter. e.g. the template "{a}/{b}/{a}" with values {"x", "y", "z"} will result in the the URI "x/y/x", not "x/y/z".

The encodeSlashInPath parameter may be used to override the default encoding of '/' characters in the stringified template values in cases when the template is part of the URI path component when using the build(Object[]) method. If the encodeSlashInPath parameter is set to true (default), the slash ('/') characters in parameter values will be encoded if the template is placed in the URI path component. If set to false the default encoding behavior is overridden an slash characters in template values will not be encoded when used to substitute path templates.

Parameters:

values - a list of URI template parameter values.

encodeSlashInPath - if true, the slash ('/') characters in parameter values will be encoded if the template is placed in the URI path component, otherwise the slash characters will not be encoded in path templates.

Returns:

the URI built from the UriBuilder.

Throws:

IllegalArgumentException - if there are any URI template parameters without a supplied value, or if a value is null.

UriBuilderException - if a URI cannot be constructed based on the current state of the builder.

Since:

2.0

See Also:

build(Object[]), buildFromEncoded(Object...)

buildFromEncoded

public abstract URI buildFromEncoded(Object... values)
                              throws IllegalArgumentException,
                                     UriBuilderException

Build a URI. Any URI templates parameters will be replaced with the supplied values in order. Values are converted to String using their toString() method and are then encoded to match the rules of the URI component to which they pertain. All % characters in the stringified values that are not followed by two hexadecimal numbers will be encoded. The state of the builder is unaffected; this method may be called multiple times on the same builder instance.

All instances of the same template parameter will be replaced by the same value that corresponds to the position of the first instance of the template parameter. e.g. the template "{a}/{b}/{a}" with values {"x", "y", "z"} will result in the the URI "x/y/x", not "x/y/z".

Parameters:

values - a list of URI template parameter values.

Returns:

the URI built from the UriBuilder.

Throws:

IllegalArgumentException - if there are any URI template parameters without a supplied value, or if a value is null.

UriBuilderException - if a URI cannot be constructed based on the current state of the builder.

See Also:

build(Object[]), build(Object[], boolean)

toTemplate

public abstract String toTemplate()

Get the URI template string represented by this URI builder.

Returns:

the URI template string for this URI builder.

Since:

2.0