Class RequestUtil


  • public final class RequestUtil
    extends Object
    General purpose request parsing and encoding utility methods.
    Author:
    Craig R. McClanahan, Tim Tye
    • Constructor Detail

      • RequestUtil

        public RequestUtil()
    • Method Detail

      • filter

        @Deprecated
        public static String filter​(String message)
        Deprecated.
        This method will be removed in Tomcat 9
        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
        Returns:
        the filtered message