validateHeaderName

Performs the low-level validations on the provided name that are done when res.setHeader(name, value) is called.

Passing illegal value as name will result in a TypeError being thrown, identified by code: 'ERR_INVALID_HTTP_TOKEN'.

It is not necessary to use this method before passing headers to an HTTP request or response. The HTTP module will automatically validate such headers.

Example:

import { validateHeaderName } from 'node:http';

try {
  validateHeaderName('');
} catch (err) {
  console.error(err instanceof TypeError); // --> true
  console.error(err.code); // --> 'ERR_INVALID_HTTP_TOKEN'
  console.error(err.message); // --> 'Header name must be a valid HTTP token [""]'
}

Parameters