isCOBOL EIS : Appendices : HTTPHandler class (com.iscobol.rts.HTTPHandler) : getHeader
getHeader
Reads the value of a specific item in the HTTP header.
General format
String getHeader( name )
Syntax rules
1. name is an alphanumeric data item or literal.
General rules
1. The header name should be specified in lower case otherwise it’s not found. For example, in order to get the value of "Content-Type", look for "content-type".
Example
Check if the Content-Language header is "en":
       CONFIGURATION SECTION.
       REPOSITORY.
           CLASS WEB-AREA AS "com.iscobol.rts.HTTPHandler"
           .
       LINKAGE SECTION.
       01 LNK-AREA OBJECT REFERENCE WEB-AREA.
 
       PROCEDURE DIVISION USING LNK-AREA.
       MAIN.
           if LNK-AREA:>getHeader("content-language") = "en"
              ...