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url

A modifiable container for a URL.

Synopsis

Defined in header <boost/url/url.hpp>

class url :
    public url_base
Member Functions

Name

Description

authority

Return the authority.

buffer

Return the url string.

c_str

Return the url as a null-terminated string.

capacity

Return the number of characters that can be stored without reallocating.

clear

Clear the contents while preserving the capacity.

compare

Return the result of comparing this with another url.

data

Return a pointer to the url's character buffer.

empty

Return true if the url is empty.

encoded_authority

Return the authority.

encoded_fragment

Return the fragment.

encoded_host

Return the host.

encoded_host_address

Return the host.

encoded_host_and_port

Return the host and port.

encoded_host_name

Return the host name.

encoded_origin

Return the origin.

encoded_params

Return the query as a container of parameters.

encoded_password

Return the password.

encoded_path

Return the path.

encoded_query

Return the query.

encoded_resource

Return the resource.

encoded_segments

Return the path as a container of segments.

encoded_target

Return the target.

encoded_user

Return the user.

encoded_userinfo

Return the userinfo.

fragment

Return the fragment.

has_authority

Return true if an authority is present.

has_fragment

Return true if a fragment is present.

has_password

Return true if a password is present.

has_port

Return true if a port is present.

has_query

Return true if a query is present.

has_scheme

Return true a scheme is present.

has_userinfo

Return true if a userinfo is present.

host

Return the host.

host_address

Return the host.

host_ipv4_address

Return the host IPv4 address.

host_ipv6_address

Return the host IPv6 address.

host_ipvfuture

Return the host IPvFuture address.

host_name

Return the host name.

host_type

Return the host type.

is_path_absolute

Return true if the path is absolute.

normalize

Normalize the URL components.

normalize_authority

Normalize the URL authority.

normalize_fragment

Normalize the URL fragment.

normalize_path

Normalize the URL path.

normalize_query

Normalize the URL query.

normalize_scheme

Normalize the URL scheme.

operator=

Assignment.

operator string_view

Return the URL as a string_view.

params

Return the query as a container of parameters.

password

Return the password.

path

Return the path.

persist

Return a shared, persistent copy of the url.

port

Return the port.

port_number

Return the port.

query

Return the query.

remove_authority

Remove the authority.

remove_fragment

Remove the fragment.

remove_origin

Remove the origin component.

remove_password

Remove the password.

remove_port

Remove the port.

remove_query

Remove the query.

remove_scheme

Remove the scheme.

remove_userinfo

Remove the userinfo.

reserve

Adjust the capacity without changing the size.

resolve

Resolve a URL reference against this base URL.

scheme

Return the scheme.

scheme_id

Return the scheme.

segments

Return the path as a container of segments.

set_encoded_authority

Set the authority.

set_encoded_fragment

Set the fragment.

set_encoded_host

Set the host.

set_encoded_host_address

Set the host to an address.

set_encoded_host_name

Set the host to a name.

set_encoded_params

Set the query params.

set_encoded_password

Set the password.

set_encoded_path

Set the path.

set_encoded_query

Set the query.

set_encoded_user

Set the user.

set_encoded_userinfo

Set the userinfo.

set_fragment

Set the fragment.

set_host

Set the host.

set_host_address

Set the host to an address.

set_host_ipv4

Set the host to an address.

set_host_ipv6

Set the host to an address.

set_host_ipvfuture

Set the host to an address.

set_host_name

Set the host to a name.

set_params

Set the query params.

set_password

Set the password.

set_path

Set if the path is absolute.

set_path_absolute

Set if the path is absolute.

set_port

Set the port.

set_port_number

Set the port.

set_query

Set the query.

set_scheme

Set the scheme.

set_scheme_id

Set the scheme.

set_user

Set the user.

set_userinfo

Set the userinfo.

size

Return the number of characters in the url.

swap

Swap the contents.

url [constructor]

Constructor.

user

Return the user.

userinfo

Return the userinfo.

~url [destructor]

Destructor.

Static Member Functions

Name

Description

max_size

Return the maximum number of characters possible.

Friends

Name

Description

swap

Swap.

Description

This container owns a url, represented by a null-terminated character buffer which is managed by performing dymamic memory allocations as needed. The contents may be inspected and modified, and the implementation maintains a useful invariant: changes to the url always leave it in a valid state.

Exception Safety
BNF
URI-reference = URI / relative-ref

URI           = scheme ":" hier-part [ "?" query ] [ "#" fragment ]

relative-ref  = relative-part [ "?" query ] [ "#" fragment ]

absolute-URI  = scheme ":" hier-part [ "?" query ]
Specification
See Also

parse_absolute_uri, parse_relative_ref, parse_uri, parse_uri_reference, resolve.

Convenience header <boost/url.hpp>


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