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[mdref/mdref-http] / http / Header / negotiate.md
1 # string http\Header::negotiate(array $supported[, array &$result])
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3 Negotiate the header's value against a list of supported values in $supported.
4 Negotiation operation is adopted according to the header name, i.e. if the
5 header being negotiated is Accept, then a slash is used as primary type
6 separator, and if the header is Accept-Language respectively, a hyphen is
7 used instead.
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9 > ***NOTE:*** The first elemement of $supported serves as a default if no operand matches.
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11 ## Params:
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13 * array $supported
14 The list of supported values to negotiate.
15 * Optional reference array &$result
16 Out parameter recording the negotiation results.
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18 ## Returns:
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20 * NULL, if negotiation fails.
21 * string, the closest match negotiated, or the default (first entry of $supported).