19.7. The Client Request: HTTP Request Headers
One of the keys to creating effective servlets is understanding how to manipulate the HyperText Transfer Protocol (HTTP). Getting a thorough grasp of this protocol is not an esoteric, theoretical concept, but rather a practical issue that can have an immediate impact on the performance and usability of your servlets. This section discusses the HTTP information that is sent from the browser to the server in the form of request headers. It explains the most important HTTP 1.1 request headers, summarizing how and why they would be used in a servlet. The section also includes two detailed examples: listing all request headers sent by the browser and reducing download time by encoding the Web page with ...
Get Core Web Programming, Second Edition now with the O’Reilly learning platform.
O’Reilly members experience books, live events, courses curated by job role, and more from O’Reilly and nearly 200 top publishers.
