$k. NetEntity

new NetEntity()

Represents messages that are sent or received over the internet. See RFC 2045.

Methods

attach(attachment)

Attach a entity

Parameters:
NameTypeDescription
attachment$k.NetEntity
Throws:

If the entity is not a valid attachment

Type
$k.exception.TypeError

attachments() → {Array.<$k.NetEntity>}

Returns the attached entities

Returns:
Type: 
Array.<$k.NetEntity>

base64String() → {string}

Get the binay contents as base64-encoded string. Returns undefined if the contents is not binary

Returns:
Type: 
string

charset() → {string}

Returns the charset

Returns:
Type: 
string

contentDisposition() → {string}

Returns the content disposition

Returns:
Type: 
string

contentLength() → {number}

Returns the content length

Returns:
Type: 
number

contentType() → {string}

Returns the content type (only the media type part)

Returns:
Type: 
string

dataUrl() → {string}

Returns the entity bytes as a data URL, or undefined if the entity is not binary

Returns:
Type: 
string

debugString() → {string}

Prints the entity, except binary contents, for debugging purposes

Returns:
Type: 
string

filename() → {string}

Returns the filename part of the content disposition field

Returns:
Type: 
string

formData() → {object}

Get all form fields (multipart/form-data or application/x-www-form-urlencoded). The property names correspond to the field names. The property values are either strings (if the form is of type application/x-www-form-urlencoded) or NetEntities (multipart/form-data)

Returns:
Type: 
object

headerField(fieldName) → {string}

Get the value of the field of the request header. Returns undefined if the field does not exist

Parameters:
NameTypeDescription
fieldNamestring
Returns:

The field value

Type: 
string

headerFields() → {object}

Get all fields of the request header. Field names are always lower case

Returns:
Type: 
object

isBinary() → {boolean}

True if the entity has binary contents

Returns:
Type: 
boolean

removeHeaderField(fieldName)

Removes the field of the request heade

Parameters:
NameTypeDescription
fieldNamestring
Since
  • 5.0.3

setCharset(charset)

Set the charset

Parameters:
NameTypeDescription
charsetstring
Throws:

If the charset is unknown

Type
$k.exception.InvalidValue

setContentDisposition(contentDisposition)

Set the content disposition

Parameters:
NameTypeDescription
contentDispositionstring

setContentLength(length)

Set the content length

Parameters:
NameTypeDescription
lengthnumber

setContents(contents)

Set the contents of the entity. Also sets the content type and filename if known. The contents object can be a string, document ($k.TextDocument), a blob value ($k.Blob) or another NetEntity

Parameters:
NameTypeDescription
contents

Contents object

setContentType(mediaType, charsetopt)

Set the content type

Parameters:
NameTypeAttributesDescription
mediaTypestring

Media type of the contents

charsetstring<optional>

Charset of the contents

setFilename(filename)

Set the filename part of the content disposition field

Parameters:
NameTypeDescription
filenamestring

setHeaderField(fieldName, fieldValue)

Set the value of the field of the request header

Parameters:
NameTypeDescription
fieldNamestring
fieldValue
Throws:

If the value does not match the type of the field

Type
$k.exception.TypeError

setText(text)

Set the text as the body

Parameters:
NameTypeDescription
textstring

text(charsetopt) → {string}

Get the contents as string

Parameters:
NameTypeAttributesDescription
charsetstring<optional>

Charset of the characters. Required for binary entities. Optional for text entities.

Returns:
Type: 
string