org.dmfs.httpclientinterfaces

Interface HttpResponseEntity

public interface HttpResponseEntity

Defines an interface of an HTTP response message body entity.

Author:

Marten Gajda

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
long	contentLength() Returns the length of the content or a negative number if the length is not known.
java.io.InputStream	contentStream() Returns the content InputStream of the entity.
ContentType	contentType() Returns the content type of the entity.

Method Detail

contentType

ContentType contentType()
                 throws java.io.IOException

Returns the content type of the entity.

Returns:

The content type.

Throws:

java.io.IOException

contentLength

long contentLength()
            throws java.io.IOException

Returns the length of the content or a negative number if the length is not known.

Returns:

The content length or a negative number.

Throws:

java.io.IOException

contentStream

java.io.InputStream contentStream()
                           throws java.io.IOException

Returns the content InputStream of the entity. If you don't consume the entire content, make sure you always close the InputStream.

Returns:

An InputStream, never null.

Throws:

java.io.IOException