rudecgi(3)

NAME
rudecgi - access formdata in CGI applications

SYNOPSIS
#include <rude/cgi.h>

rude::CGI CGI();

static void finish();

static const char *version();

static void setPathDelimiter(char delimiter);

static void addPathMapName(const char *pathname );

static void setPathMapVoid(const char *emptyname);

static void parsePathMap(bool shouldParse);

static void parsePath(bool shouldParse);

static void parseCookies(bool shouldParse);

static void maxPostLength(long bytes);

void setCaseSensitive(bool isCaseSensitive);

int numValues() const;

int numValues(const char *fieldname) const;

const char *fieldnameAt(int position) const;

bool exists(const char *fieldname) const;

bool isFile(int index) const;

bool isFile(const char *fieldname) const;

bool isFile(const char *fieldname, int position);

const char *datasource(int index) const;

const char *datasource(const char *fieldname) const;

const char *datasource(const char *fieldname, int position) const;

const char * operator[](const char *fieldname);

const char * operator[](int x);

const char *value(int index) const;

const char *value(const char *fieldname) const;

const char *value(const char *fieldname, int position) const;

const char *length(int index) const;

const char *length(const char *fieldname) const;

const char *length(const char *fieldname, int position) const;

const char *contenttype(int index) const;

const char *contenttype(const char *fieldname) const;

const char *contenttype(const char *fieldname, int position) const;

const char *filename(int index) const;

const char *filename(const char *fieldname) const;

const char *filename(const char *fieldname, int position) const;

const char *filepath(int index) const;

const char *filepath(const char *fieldname) const;

const char *filepath(const char *fieldname, int position) const;

std::ostream& operator<<(std::ostream& os,const CGI& cgi);

DESCRIPTION

The RudeCGI library is used to access formdata within C++ CGI applications.

EXAMPLES

Examples, how-to's and tutorials can also be found at the rudeserver.com website

Basic Usage

#include <rude/cgi.h> #include <iostream>

using namespace std; using namespace rude;

int main(void) {
  // Obtain the cgi instance
  //
  CGI cgi;

  // Print out standard CGI HTTP Response header
  //
  cout << "Content-Type: text/htmln";

  // Print out HTML
  //
  cout << "<html><body>"
       << "You selected the color: " ;

  // use the cgi object to obtain form data
  //
  cout << cgi["color"];

  cout << "</body></html>";

  return 0; }

SEE ALSO
rudeconfig(3), rudedatabase(3), rudesocket(3), rudesession(3)

REPORTING PROBLEMS

Before reporting a problem, please check the rudeserver.com web site to verify that you have the latest version of rudecgi; otherwise, obtain the latest version and see if the problem still exists. Please read the FAQ at:

              http://www.rudeserver.com/

before asking for help. Send questions and/or comments to matt@rudeserver.com

AUTHORS
Copyright (C) 2000 Matthew Flood (matt@rudeserver.com)

This software is provided "as-is," without any express or implied warranty. In no event will the authors be held liable for any damages arising from the use of this software. See the distribution directory with respect to requirements governing redistribution. Thanks to all the people who reported problems and suggested various improvements in rudecgi; who are too numerous to cite here.