That’s part of the syntax of the new lambda expressions, to be introduced in Java 8. There are a couple of online tutorials to get the hang of it, here’s a link to one. Basically, the -> separates the parameters (left-side) from the implementation (right side). The general syntax for using lambda expressions is (Parameters) … Read more
Have you tried this (using HttpClient version 4): String encoding = Base64.getEncoder().encodeToString((user + “:” + pwd).getBytes()); HttpPost httpPost = new HttpPost(“http://host:post/test/login”); httpPost.setHeader(HttpHeaders.AUTHORIZATION, “Basic ” + encoding); System.out.println(“executing request ” + httpPost.getRequestLine()); HttpResponse response = httpClient.execute(httpPost); HttpEntity entity = response.getEntity();
Fun fact: The original snippet posted here was the most copied Java snippet of all time on Stack Overflow, and it was flawed. It was fixed, but it got messy. Full story in this article: The most copied Stack Overflow snippet of all time is flawed! Source: Formatting byte size to human readable format | … Read more
Using the official java email package is the easiest: public static boolean isValidEmailAddress(String email) { boolean result = true; try { InternetAddress emailAddr = new InternetAddress(email); emailAddr.validate(); } catch (AddressException ex) { result = false; } return result; }