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* $HeadURL: https://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/httpcomponents/httpcore/tags/4.0.1/httpcore/src/main/java/org/apache/http/FormattedHeader.java $
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* $Date: 2009-02-14 17:56:03 +0100 (Sat, 14 Feb 2009) $
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package org.apache.http;
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import org.apache.http.util.CharArrayBuffer;
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* An HTTP header which is already formatted.
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* For example when headers are received, the original formatting
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* can be preserved. This allows for the header to be sent without
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* another formatting step.
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* @version $Revision: 744522 $
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public interface FormattedHeader extends Header {
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* Obtains the buffer with the formatted header.
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* The returned buffer MUST NOT be modified.
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* @return the formatted header, in a buffer that must not be modified
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CharArrayBuffer getBuffer();
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* Obtains the start of the header value in the {@link #getBuffer buffer}.
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* By accessing the value in the buffer, creation of a temporary string
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* @return index of the first character of the header value
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* in the buffer returned by {@link #getBuffer getBuffer}.