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package org.apache.http;

import java.util.Locale;

After receiving and interpreting a request message, a server responds with an HTTP response message.
    Response      = Status-Line
                    *(( general-header
                     | response-header
                     | entity-header ) CRLF)
                    CRLF
                    [ message-body ]
Since:4.0
/** * After receiving and interpreting a request message, a server responds * with an HTTP response message. * <pre> * Response = Status-Line * *(( general-header * | response-header * | entity-header ) CRLF) * CRLF * [ message-body ] * </pre> * * @since 4.0 */
public interface HttpResponse extends HttpMessage {
Obtains the status line of this response. The status line can be set using one of the setStatusLine methods, or it can be initialized in a constructor.
Returns: the status line, or null if not yet set
/** * Obtains the status line of this response. * The status line can be set using one of the * {@link #setStatusLine setStatusLine} methods, * or it can be initialized in a constructor. * * @return the status line, or {@code null} if not yet set */
StatusLine getStatusLine();
Sets the status line of this response.
Params:
  • statusline – the status line of this response
/** * Sets the status line of this response. * * @param statusline the status line of this response */
void setStatusLine(StatusLine statusline);
Sets the status line of this response. The reason phrase will be determined based on the current locale.
Params:
  • ver – the HTTP version
  • code – the status code
/** * Sets the status line of this response. * The reason phrase will be determined based on the current * {@link #getLocale locale}. * * @param ver the HTTP version * @param code the status code */
void setStatusLine(ProtocolVersion ver, int code);
Sets the status line of this response with a reason phrase.
Params:
  • ver – the HTTP version
  • code – the status code
  • reason – the reason phrase, or null to omit
/** * Sets the status line of this response with a reason phrase. * * @param ver the HTTP version * @param code the status code * @param reason the reason phrase, or {@code null} to omit */
void setStatusLine(ProtocolVersion ver, int code, String reason);
Updates the status line of this response with a new status code.
Params:
  • code – the HTTP status code.
Throws:
See Also:
/** * Updates the status line of this response with a new status code. * * @param code the HTTP status code. * * @throws IllegalStateException * if the status line has not be set * * @see HttpStatus * @see #setStatusLine(StatusLine) * @see #setStatusLine(ProtocolVersion,int) */
void setStatusCode(int code) throws IllegalStateException;
Updates the status line of this response with a new reason phrase.
Params:
  • reason – the new reason phrase as a single-line string, or null to unset the reason phrase
Throws:
See Also:
/** * Updates the status line of this response with a new reason phrase. * * @param reason the new reason phrase as a single-line string, or * {@code null} to unset the reason phrase * * @throws IllegalStateException * if the status line has not be set * * @see #setStatusLine(StatusLine) * @see #setStatusLine(ProtocolVersion,int) */
void setReasonPhrase(String reason) throws IllegalStateException;
Obtains the message entity of this response, if any. The entity is provided by calling setEntity.
Returns: the response entity, or null if there is none
/** * Obtains the message entity of this response, if any. * The entity is provided by calling {@link #setEntity setEntity}. * * @return the response entity, or * {@code null} if there is none */
HttpEntity getEntity();
Associates a response entity with this response.

Please note that if an entity has already been set for this response and it depends on an input stream (HttpEntity.isStreaming() returns true), it must be fully consumed in order to ensure release of resources.

Params:
  • entity – the entity to associate with this response, or null to unset
See Also:
/** * Associates a response entity with this response. * <p> * Please note that if an entity has already been set for this response and it depends on * an input stream ({@link HttpEntity#isStreaming()} returns {@code true}), * it must be fully consumed in order to ensure release of resources. * * @param entity the entity to associate with this response, or * {@code null} to unset * * @see HttpEntity#isStreaming() * @see org.apache.http.util.EntityUtils#updateEntity(HttpResponse, HttpEntity) */
void setEntity(HttpEntity entity);
Obtains the locale of this response. The locale is used to determine the reason phrase for the status code. It can be changed using setLocale.
Returns: the locale of this response, never null
/** * Obtains the locale of this response. * The locale is used to determine the reason phrase * for the {@link #setStatusCode status code}. * It can be changed using {@link #setLocale setLocale}. * * @return the locale of this response, never {@code null} */
Locale getLocale();
Changes the locale of this response.
Params:
  • loc – the new locale
/** * Changes the locale of this response. * * @param loc the new locale */
void setLocale(Locale loc); }