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package org.apache.http.entity;

import java.io.IOException;

import org.apache.http.Header;
import org.apache.http.HttpEntity;
import org.apache.http.message.BasicHeader;
import org.apache.http.protocol.HTTP;

Abstract base class for entities. Provides the commonly used attributes for streamed and self-contained implementations of HttpEntity.
Since:4.0
/** * Abstract base class for entities. * Provides the commonly used attributes for streamed and self-contained * implementations of {@link HttpEntity HttpEntity}. * * @since 4.0 */
public abstract class AbstractHttpEntity implements HttpEntity {
Buffer size for output stream processing.
Since:4.3
/** * Buffer size for output stream processing. * * @since 4.3 */
protected static final int OUTPUT_BUFFER_SIZE = 4096; protected Header contentType; protected Header contentEncoding; protected boolean chunked;
Protected default constructor. The contentType, contentEncoding and chunked attributes of the created object are set to null, null and false, respectively.
/** * Protected default constructor. * The contentType, contentEncoding and chunked attributes of the created object are set to * {@code null}, {@code null} and {@code false}, respectively. */
protected AbstractHttpEntity() { super(); }
Obtains the Content-Type header. The default implementation returns the value of the contentType attribute.
Returns: the Content-Type header, or null
/** * Obtains the Content-Type header. * The default implementation returns the value of the * {@link #contentType contentType} attribute. * * @return the Content-Type header, or {@code null} */
@Override public Header getContentType() { return this.contentType; }
Obtains the Content-Encoding header. The default implementation returns the value of the contentEncoding attribute.
Returns: the Content-Encoding header, or null
/** * Obtains the Content-Encoding header. * The default implementation returns the value of the * {@link #contentEncoding contentEncoding} attribute. * * @return the Content-Encoding header, or {@code null} */
@Override public Header getContentEncoding() { return this.contentEncoding; }
Obtains the 'chunked' flag. The default implementation returns the value of the chunked attribute.
Returns: the 'chunked' flag
/** * Obtains the 'chunked' flag. * The default implementation returns the value of the * {@link #chunked chunked} attribute. * * @return the 'chunked' flag */
@Override public boolean isChunked() { return this.chunked; }
Specifies the Content-Type header. The default implementation sets the value of the contentType attribute.
Params:
  • contentType – the new Content-Type header, or null to unset
/** * Specifies the Content-Type header. * The default implementation sets the value of the * {@link #contentType contentType} attribute. * * @param contentType the new Content-Type header, or * {@code null} to unset */
public void setContentType(final Header contentType) { this.contentType = contentType; }
Specifies the Content-Type header, as a string. The default implementation calls setContentType(Header).
Params:
  • ctString – the new Content-Type header, or null to unset
/** * Specifies the Content-Type header, as a string. * The default implementation calls * {@link #setContentType(Header) setContentType(Header)}. * * @param ctString the new Content-Type header, or * {@code null} to unset */
public void setContentType(final String ctString) { Header h = null; if (ctString != null) { h = new BasicHeader(HTTP.CONTENT_TYPE, ctString); } setContentType(h); }
Specifies the Content-Encoding header. The default implementation sets the value of the contentEncoding attribute.
Params:
  • contentEncoding – the new Content-Encoding header, or null to unset
/** * Specifies the Content-Encoding header. * The default implementation sets the value of the * {@link #contentEncoding contentEncoding} attribute. * * @param contentEncoding the new Content-Encoding header, or * {@code null} to unset */
public void setContentEncoding(final Header contentEncoding) { this.contentEncoding = contentEncoding; }
Specifies the Content-Encoding header, as a string. The default implementation calls setContentEncoding(Header).
Params:
  • ceString – the new Content-Encoding header, or null to unset
/** * Specifies the Content-Encoding header, as a string. * The default implementation calls * {@link #setContentEncoding(Header) setContentEncoding(Header)}. * * @param ceString the new Content-Encoding header, or * {@code null} to unset */
public void setContentEncoding(final String ceString) { Header h = null; if (ceString != null) { h = new BasicHeader(HTTP.CONTENT_ENCODING, ceString); } setContentEncoding(h); }
Specifies the 'chunked' flag.

Note that the chunked setting is a hint only. If using HTTP/1.0, chunking is never performed. Otherwise, even if chunked is false, HttpClient must use chunk coding if the entity content length is unknown (-1).

The default implementation sets the value of the chunked attribute.

Params:
  • b – the new 'chunked' flag
/** * Specifies the 'chunked' flag. * <p> * Note that the chunked setting is a hint only. * If using HTTP/1.0, chunking is never performed. * Otherwise, even if chunked is false, HttpClient must * use chunk coding if the entity content length is * unknown (-1). * <p> * The default implementation sets the value of the * {@link #chunked chunked} attribute. * * @param b the new 'chunked' flag */
public void setChunked(final boolean b) { this.chunked = b; }
The default implementation does not consume anything.
Deprecated:(4.1) Either use HttpEntity.getContent() and call InputStream.close() on that; otherwise call HttpEntity.writeTo(OutputStream) which is required to free the resources.
/** * The default implementation does not consume anything. * * @deprecated (4.1) Either use {@link #getContent()} and call {@link java.io.InputStream#close()} on that; * otherwise call {@link #writeTo(java.io.OutputStream)} which is required to free the resources. */
@Override @Deprecated public void consumeContent() throws IOException { } @Override public String toString() { final StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder(); sb.append('['); if (contentType != null) { sb.append("Content-Type: "); sb.append(contentType.getValue()); sb.append(','); } if (contentEncoding != null) { sb.append("Content-Encoding: "); sb.append(contentEncoding.getValue()); sb.append(','); } final long len = getContentLength(); if (len >= 0) { sb.append("Content-Length: "); sb.append(len); sb.append(','); } sb.append("Chunked: "); sb.append(chunked); sb.append(']'); return sb.toString(); } }