org.apache.http
Interface HttpResponse

All Superinterfaces:
HttpMessage
All Known Implementing Classes:
BasicHttpResponse

public interface HttpResponse
extends HttpMessage

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

Method Summary
 HttpEntity getEntity()
          Obtains the message entity of this response, if any.
 Locale getLocale()
          Obtains the locale of this response.
 StatusLine getStatusLine()
          Obtains the status line of this response.
 void setEntity(HttpEntity entity)
          Associates a response entity with this response.
 void setLocale(Locale loc)
          Changes the locale of this response.
 void setReasonPhrase(String reason)
          Updates the status line of this response with a new reason phrase.
 void setStatusCode(int code)
          Updates the status line of this response with a new status code.
 void setStatusLine(ProtocolVersion ver, int code)
          Sets the status line of this response.
 void setStatusLine(ProtocolVersion ver, int code, String reason)
          Sets the status line of this response with a reason phrase.
 void setStatusLine(StatusLine statusline)
          Sets the status line of this response.
 
Methods inherited from interface org.apache.http.HttpMessage
addHeader, addHeader, containsHeader, getAllHeaders, getFirstHeader, getHeaders, getLastHeader, getParams, getProtocolVersion, headerIterator, headerIterator, removeHeader, removeHeaders, setHeader, setHeader, setHeaders, setParams
 

Method Detail

getStatusLine

StatusLine getStatusLine()
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

setStatusLine

void setStatusLine(StatusLine statusline)
Sets the status line of this response.

Parameters:
statusline - the status line of this response

setStatusLine

void setStatusLine(ProtocolVersion ver,
                   int code)
Sets the status line of this response. The reason phrase will be determined based on the current locale.

Parameters:
ver - the HTTP version
code - the status code

setStatusLine

void setStatusLine(ProtocolVersion ver,
                   int code,
                   String reason)
Sets the status line of this response with a reason phrase.

Parameters:
ver - the HTTP version
code - the status code
reason - the reason phrase, or null to omit

setStatusCode

void setStatusCode(int code)
                   throws IllegalStateException
Updates the status line of this response with a new status code.

Parameters:
code - the HTTP status code.
Throws:
IllegalStateException - if the status line has not be set
See Also:
HttpStatus, setStatusLine(StatusLine), setStatusLine(ProtocolVersion,int)

setReasonPhrase

void setReasonPhrase(String reason)
                     throws IllegalStateException
Updates the status line of this response with a new reason phrase.

Parameters:
reason - the new reason phrase as a single-line string, or null to unset the reason phrase
Throws:
IllegalStateException - if the status line has not be set
See Also:
setStatusLine(StatusLine), setStatusLine(ProtocolVersion,int)

getEntity

HttpEntity getEntity()
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

setEntity

void setEntity(HttpEntity entity)
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.

Parameters:
entity - the entity to associate with this response, or null to unset
See Also:
HttpEntity.isStreaming(), EntityUtils.updateEntity(HttpResponse, HttpEntity)

getLocale

Locale getLocale()
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

setLocale

void setLocale(Locale loc)
Changes the locale of this response.

Parameters:
loc - the new locale


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