RequestUtil (Apache Tomcat 8.5.57 API Documentation)

org.apache.catalina.util

## Class RequestUtil

- java.lang.Object
- - org.apache.catalina.util.RequestUtil

-     public final class RequestUtil
      extends Object

  General purpose request parsing and encoding utility methods.
  Author:
    Craig R. McClanahan, Tim Tye

- - ### Constructor Summary

    Constructors
    Constructor and Description
    `RequestUtil()`

  - ### Method Summary

    Methods
    Modifier and Type | Method and Description
    --- | ---
    `static String` | `filter(String message)` Deprecated. This method will be removed in Tomcat 9

    - ### Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

- - ### 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

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