Method Detail

• isRepeatable

  boolean isRepeatable()

  Tests if writeRequest(java.io.OutputStream) can be called more than once.

  Returns:

  true if the entity can be written to OutputStream more than once, false otherwise.

• writeRequest

  void writeRequest(OutputStream out)
                    throws IOException

  Writes the request entity to the given stream.

  Parameters:

  out -

  Throws:

  IOException

• getContentLength

  long getContentLength()

  Gets the request entity's length. This method should return a non-negative value if the content length is known or a negative value if it is not. In the latter case the EntityEnclosingMethod will use chunk encoding to transmit the request entity.

  Returns:

  a non-negative value when content length is known or a negative value when content length is not known

• getContentType

  String getContentType()

  Gets the entity's content type. This content type will be used as the value for the "Content-Type" header.

  Returns:

  the entity's content type