org.apache.http.util
Class EntityUtils

java.lang.Object
  org.apache.http.util.EntityUtils

public final class EntityUtils
extends Object

Static helpers for dealing with HttpEntitys.

Since:

4.0

Method Summary

static void	consume(HttpEntity entity) Ensures that the entity content is fully consumed and the content stream, if exists, is closed.
static void	consumeQuietly(HttpEntity entity) Ensures that the entity content is fully consumed and the content stream, if exists, is closed.
static String	getContentCharSet(HttpEntity entity) Deprecated. (4.1.3) use ContentType.getOrDefault(HttpEntity)
static String	getContentMimeType(HttpEntity entity) Deprecated. (4.1.3) use ContentType.getOrDefault(HttpEntity)
static byte[]	toByteArray(HttpEntity entity) Read the contents of an entity and return it as a byte array.
static String	toString(HttpEntity entity) Read the contents of an entity and return it as a String.
static String	toString(HttpEntity entity, Charset defaultCharset) Get the entity content as a String, using the provided default character set if none is found in the entity.
static String	toString(HttpEntity entity, String defaultCharset) Get the entity content as a String, using the provided default character set if none is found in the entity.
static void	updateEntity(HttpResponse response, HttpEntity entity) Updates an entity in a response by first consuming an existing entity, then setting the new one.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Method Detail

consumeQuietly

public static void consumeQuietly(HttpEntity entity)

Ensures that the entity content is fully consumed and the content stream, if exists, is closed. The process is done, quietly , without throwing any IOException.

Parameters:

entity - the entity to consume.

Since:

4.2

consume

public static void consume(HttpEntity entity)
                    throws IOException

Ensures that the entity content is fully consumed and the content stream, if exists, is closed.

Parameters:

entity - the entity to consume.

Throws:

IOException - if an error occurs reading the input stream

Since:

4.1

updateEntity

public static void updateEntity(HttpResponse response,
                                HttpEntity entity)
                         throws IOException

Updates an entity in a response by first consuming an existing entity, then setting the new one.

Parameters:

response - the response with an entity to update; must not be null.

entity - the entity to set in the response.

Throws:

IOException - if an error occurs while reading the input stream on the existing entity.

IllegalArgumentException - if response is null.

Since:

4.3

toByteArray

public static byte[] toByteArray(HttpEntity entity)
                          throws IOException

Read the contents of an entity and return it as a byte array.

Parameters:

entity - the entity to read from=

Returns:

byte array containing the entity content. May be null if HttpEntity.getContent() is null.

Throws:

IOException - if an error occurs reading the input stream

IllegalArgumentException - if entity is null or if content length > Integer.MAX_VALUE

getContentCharSet

@Deprecated
public static String getContentCharSet(HttpEntity entity)
                                throws ParseException

Deprecated. (4.1.3) use ContentType.getOrDefault(HttpEntity)

Obtains character set of the entity, if known.

Parameters:

entity - must not be null

Returns:

the character set, or null if not found

Throws:

ParseException - if header elements cannot be parsed

IllegalArgumentException - if entity is null

getContentMimeType

@Deprecated
public static String getContentMimeType(HttpEntity entity)
                                 throws ParseException

Deprecated. (4.1.3) use ContentType.getOrDefault(HttpEntity)

Obtains MIME type of the entity, if known.

Parameters:

entity - must not be null

Returns:

the character set, or null if not found

Throws:

ParseException - if header elements cannot be parsed

IllegalArgumentException - if entity is null

Since:

4.1

toString

public static String toString(HttpEntity entity,
                              Charset defaultCharset)
                       throws IOException,
                              ParseException

Get the entity content as a String, using the provided default character set if none is found in the entity. If defaultCharset is null, the default "ISO-8859-1" is used.

Parameters:

entity - must not be null

defaultCharset - character set to be applied if none found in the entity, or if the entity provided charset is invalid or not available.

Returns:

the entity content as a String. May be null if HttpEntity.getContent() is null.

Throws:

ParseException - if header elements cannot be parsed

IllegalArgumentException - if entity is null or if content length > Integer.MAX_VALUE

IOException - if an error occurs reading the input stream

UnsupportedCharsetException - Thrown when the named entity's charset is not available in this instance of the Java virtual machine and no defaultCharset is provided.

toString

public static String toString(HttpEntity entity,
                              String defaultCharset)
                       throws IOException,
                              ParseException

Get the entity content as a String, using the provided default character set if none is found in the entity. If defaultCharset is null, the default "ISO-8859-1" is used.

Parameters:

entity - must not be null

defaultCharset - character set to be applied if none found in the entity

Returns:

the entity content as a String. May be null if HttpEntity.getContent() is null.

Throws:

ParseException - if header elements cannot be parsed

IllegalArgumentException - if entity is null or if content length > Integer.MAX_VALUE

IOException - if an error occurs reading the input stream

UnsupportedCharsetException - Thrown when the named charset is not available in this instance of the Java virtual machine

toString

public static String toString(HttpEntity entity)
                       throws IOException,
                              ParseException

Read the contents of an entity and return it as a String. The content is converted using the character set from the entity (if any), failing that, "ISO-8859-1" is used.

Parameters:

entity - the entity to convert to a string; must not be null

Returns:

String containing the content.

Throws:

ParseException - if header elements cannot be parsed

IllegalArgumentException - if entity is null or if content length > Integer.MAX_VALUE

IOException - if an error occurs reading the input stream

UnsupportedCharsetException - Thrown when the named charset is not available in this instance of the Java virtual machine