Url Chilkat2 Perl Reference Documentation
Chilkat2::Url
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Chilkat.Url
Call
Read the hostname and determine whether it is a DNS name, IPv4 address,
or IPv6 address.
Access the URL path, query string, and combined path-with-query value for
request construction or routing.
Extract embedded userinfo credentials when a URL contains a login and
password component.
Determine the explicit or implied port and whether the URL represents an
SSL/TLS connection.
Read the URL fragment separately from the path and query for workflows
that need anchor or client-side state information.
For an extended overview, see
Url Class Overview.
Parse a URL into its host, path, query, credentials, port, fragment, and TLS details.
Chilkat.Url is a focused URL parsing class. Given a full URL, it
extracts the hostname, host type, login, password, path, query string,
fragment, port, and SSL/TLS status into easy-to-read properties. It is useful
when application code needs to inspect, validate, route, log, or pass URL
parts to lower-level networking or API code.
Parse full URLs
ParseUrl to break a complete URL into structured
properties that can be inspected individually.
Host and host type
Path and query
Login and password
Port and TLS status
Fragment handling
Url when the application needs to decompose a URL before
making a request or applying custom logic. Parse the full URL, read the
properties needed by the caller, then pass the relevant pieces to classes
such as Chilkat.Http, Chilkat.Rest, or
Chilkat.Socket. Use Url for parsing; use the
higher-level networking classes to actually send the request.
Object Creation
use Chilkat2;
my $url = Chilkat2::Url->new;
# or set properties (and RaiseError) at creation:
# my $url = Chilkat2::Url->new(VerboseLogging => 1, RaiseError => 1);Creates the object. The optional pairs set writable properties (and RaiseError) in order, as if set one by one; an unknown or read-only name croaks. use Chilkat2; loads every class; the Chilkat2/Url.pm file holds only this class's documentation (perldoc Chilkat2::Url).
Perl frees the object when its last reference goes (undef $url, or the variable going out of scope); there is nothing to close. Objects returned by methods are independent and freed the same way. The class may be subclassed (use parent -norequire, 'Chilkat2::Url';): an object is a blessed hash reference whose hash is free for the subclass's own fields.
When false (the default), a method that fails returns false (or undef), and the reason is in LastErrorText. When true, it dies with a Chilkat2::Error instead, as DBI does with its RaiseError. Objects returned by a method inherit the value of the object that returned them.
Errors
A Chilkat2::Error stringifies to the failed call's full LastErrorText, and has the methods text, class ('Chilkat2::Url'), method (the method name) and object. Methods that look something up and find nothing return undef without dying (each such method says so), methods that answer a question (HasMember, IsUnlocked, ...) return a plain boolean, and property reads and writes never fail for Chilkat reasons.
Misuse always croaks, with your file and line, whatever RaiseError is: a wrong number of arguments, a reference or undef where a string or number is expected, an object of the wrong class, an out-of-range integer, a string containing a NUL character, a wide character in a byte string, or a write to a read-only property.
Strings are Perl character strings in both directions (length, regexes and :encoding layers see characters); binary data (BinData) is a byte string. Unlocking: call Chilkat2::Global->new->UnlockBundle('...') once at startup.
Properties
DebugLogFilePath
my $strVal = $url->DebugLogFilePath;
$url->DebugLogFilePath($strVal);
If set to a file path, this property logs the LastErrorText of each Chilkat method or property call to the specified file. This logging helps identify the context and history of Chilkat calls leading up to any crash or hang, aiding in debugging.
Enabling the VerboseLogging property provides more detailed information. This property is mainly used for debugging rare instances where a Chilkat method call causes a hang or crash, which should generally not happen.
Possible causes of hangs include:
- A timeout property set to 0, indicating an infinite timeout.
- A hang occurring within an event callback in the application code.
- An internal bug in the Chilkat code causing the hang.
Frag
my $strVal = $url->Frag;
Contains any text following a fragment marker (#) in the URL, excluding the fragment marker. Given the URI http://www.contoso.com/index.htm#main, the fragment is main.
Host
my $strVal = $url->Host;
The DNS host name or IP address part of the URL. For example, if the URL is http://www.contoso.com:8080/, the Host is www.contoso.com. If the URL is https://192.168.1.124/test.html, the Host is 192.168.1.124.
HostType
my $strVal = $url->HostType;
The type of the host name specified in the URL. Possible values are:
dns: The host name is a domain name system (DNS) style host name.ipv4: The host name is an Internet Protocol (IP) version 4 host address.ipv6: The host name is an Internet Protocol (IP) version 6 host address.
LastErrorHtml
my $strVal = $url->LastErrorHtml;
Provides HTML-formatted information about the last called method or property. If a method call fails or behaves unexpectedly, check this property for details. Note that information is available regardless of the method call's success.
topLastErrorText
my $strVal = $url->LastErrorText;
Provides plain text information about the last called method or property. If a method call fails or behaves unexpectedly, check this property for details. Note that information is available regardless of the method call's success.
LastErrorXml
my $strVal = $url->LastErrorXml;
Provides XML-formatted information about the last called method or property. If a method call fails or behaves unexpectedly, check this property for details. Note that information is available regardless of the method call's success.
topLastMethodSuccess
my $boolVal = $url->LastMethodSuccess;
$url->LastMethodSuccess($boolVal);
Indicates the success or failure of the most recent method call: 1 means success, 0 means failure. This property remains unchanged by property setters or getters. This method is present to address challenges in checking for null or Nothing returns in certain programming languages. Note: This property does not apply to methods that return integer values or to boolean-returning methods where the boolean does not indicate success or failure.
Login
my $strVal = $url->Login;
If the URL contains a login and password, this is the login part. For example, if the URL is http://user:password@www.contoso.com/index.htm , then the login is user.
Password
my $strVal = $url->Password;
If the URL contains a login and password, this is the password part. For example, if the URL is http://user:password@www.contoso.com/index.htm , then the password is password.
Path
my $strVal = $url->Path;
The path (and params) part of the URL, excluding the query and fragment. If the URL is: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1476752842/ref=s9_psimh_gw_p14_d0_i3?pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_s=desktop-1,
then the path is /gp/product/1476752842/ref=s9_psimh_gw_p14_d0_i3.
PathWithQueryParams
my $strVal = $url->PathWithQueryParams;
The path (and params) part of the URL, including the query params, but excluding the fragment. If the URL is: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1476752842/ref=s9_psimh_gw_p14_d0_i3?pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_s=desktop-1,
then then this property returns /gp/product/1476752842/ref=s9_psimh_gw_p14_d0_i3?pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_s=desktop-1.
Port
my $intVal = $url->Port;
The port number of the URL.
For example, if the URL is http://www.contoso.com:8080/, the port number is 8080.
If the URL is https://192.168.1.124/test.html, the port number is the default 80.
If the URL is https://www.amazon.com/, the port number is the default SSL/TLS port 443.
Query
my $strVal = $url->Query;
The query part of the URL, excluding the fragment. If the URL is: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1476752842/ref=s9_psimh_gw_p14_d0_i3?pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_s=desktop-1#frag,
then the query is pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_s=desktop-1.
Scheme
my $strVal = $url->Scheme;
The scheme part of the URL. For example, if the URL is https://www.contoso.com:8080/, the Scheme is https.
Ssl
my $boolVal = $url->Ssl;
1 if the URL indicates SSL/TLS, otherwise false. A URL beginning with https:// indicates SSL/TLS.
VerboseLogging
my $boolVal = $url->VerboseLogging;
$url->VerboseLogging($boolVal);
If set to 1, then the contents of LastErrorText (or LastErrorXml, or LastErrorHtml) may contain more verbose information. The default value is 0. Verbose logging should only be used for debugging. The potentially large quantity of logged information may adversely affect peformance.
Version
my $strVal = $url->Version;
Methods
ParseUrl
# $success is true or false
my $success = $url->ParseUrl($url);
Parses a full URL. After parsing, the various parts of the URL are available iin the properties.
Returns true on success, false on failure; LastErrorText says why. With RaiseError on, a failure dies with a Chilkat2::Error instead (it stringifies to the LastErrorText); the object remains usable either way.