nsIURLParser

Method overview

Methods

The string to parse in the methods may be given as a null terminated string, in which case the length argument should be -1.

Out parameters of the methods are all optional (that is the caller may pass-in a null value if the corresponding results are not needed). Signed out parameters may hold a value of -1 if the corresponding result is not part of the string being parsed.

The parsing routines attempt to be as forgiving as possible.

parseAuthority()

Breaks the authority string up into its 4 components: username, password, hostname, and hostport.

auth = <username>:<password>@<hostname>:<port>

void parseAuthority(
  in string authority,
  in long authorityLen,
  out unsigned long usernamePos,
  out long usernameLen,
  out unsigned long passwordPos,
  out long passwordLen,
  out unsigned long hostnamePos,
  out long hostnameLen,
  out long port
);

Parameters

authority

authorityLen

usernamePos

usernameLen

passwordPos

passwordLen

hostnamePos

hostnameLen

port

parseFileName()

filename = <basename>.<extension>

void parseFileName(
  in string filename,
  in long filenameLen,
  out unsigned long basenamePos,
  out long basenameLen,
  out unsigned long extensionPos,
  out long extensionLen
);

Parameters

filename

filenameLen

basenamePos

basenameLen

extensionPos

extensionLen

parseFilePath()

Breaks the file path string up into: the directory portion, file base name, and file extension.

filepath = <directory><basename>.<extension>

void parseFilePath(
  in string filepath,
  in long filepathLen,
  out unsigned long directoryPos,
  out long directoryLen,
  out unsigned long basenamePos,
  out long basenameLen,
  out unsigned long extensionPos,
  out long extensionLen
);

Parameters

filepath

filepathLen

directoryPos

directoryLen

basenamePos

basenameLen

extensionPos

extensionLen

parsePath()

Breaks the path string up into its 4 major components: a file path, a param string, a query string, and a reference string.

path = <filepath>;<param>?<query>#<ref>

void parsePath(
  in string path,
  in long pathLen,
  out unsigned long filepathPos,
  out long filepathLen,
  out unsigned long paramPos, // Removed in Gecko 9.0
  out long paramLen, // Removed in Gecko 9.0
  out unsigned long queryPos,
  out long queryLen,
  out unsigned long refPos,
  out long refLen
);

Parameters

path

pathLen

filepathPos

filepathLen

paramPos Obsolete since Gecko 9.0

paramLen Obsolete since Gecko 9.0

queryPos

queryLen

refPos

refLen

parseServerInfo()

serverinfo = <hostname>:<port>

void parseServerInfo(
  in string serverinfo,
  in long serverinfoLen,
  out unsigned long hostnamePos,
  out long hostnameLen,
  out long port
);

Parameters

serverinfo

serverinfoLen

hostnamePos

hostnameLen

port

parseURL()

Breaks the URL string up into its 3 major components: a scheme, an authority section (hostname, and so on.), and a path.

spec = <scheme>://<authority><path>

void parseURL(
  in string spec,
  in long specLen,
  out unsigned long schemePos,
  out long schemeLen,
  out unsigned long authorityPos,
  out long authorityLen,
  out unsigned long pathPos,
  out long pathLen
);

Parameters

spec

specLen

schemePos

schemeLen

authorityPos

authorityLen

pathPos

pathLen

parseUserInfo()

userinfo = <username>:<password>

void parseUserInfo(
  in string userinfo,
  in long userinfoLen,
  out unsigned long usernamePos,
  out long usernameLen,
  out unsigned long passwordPos,
  out long passwordLen
);

Parameters

userinfo

userinfoLen

usernamePos

usernameLen

passwordPos

passwordLen

Notes

Starting in Gecko 9.0 (Firefox 9.0 / Thunderbird 9.0 / SeaMonkey 2.6), this no longer treats the semicolon as a "parameter string" marker. This was never a valid part of a URL, and is now no longer supported. This makes URLs with semicolons in them work correctly.