org.openepics.cable.util

Class RequestUtilities

java.lang.Object

org.openepics.cable.util.RequestUtilities

public class RequestUtilities
extends Object

Utility class for extracting specific information from a HttpServletRequest.

Author:

Lars Johansson

Field Summary

Fields

Modifier and Type	Field and Description
static String	HEADER_X_FORWARDED_FOR The name of header set by proxy server, alternative source of IP address

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
static String	getIP(javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest httpServletRequest) Retrieve ip address for (origin of) request.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Field Detail

HEADER_X_FORWARDED_FOR

public static final String HEADER_X_FORWARDED_FOR

The name of header set by proxy server, alternative source of IP address

See Also:

Constant Field Values

Method Detail

getIP

public static String getIP(javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest httpServletRequest)

Retrieve ip address for (origin of) request.

In descending order:

1. IP address of request header HEADER_X_FORWARDED_FOR
2. IP address of the client or last proxy that sent the request

Parameters:

httpServletRequest - request

Returns:

ip address for (origin of) request