Package org.apache.http.client.methods

Class HttpHead

java.lang.Object

org.apache.http.message.AbstractHttpMessage

org.apache.http.client.methods.HttpRequestBase

org.apache.http.client.methods.HttpHead

All Implemented Interfaces:

Cloneable, AbortableHttpRequest, HttpUriRequest, HttpMessage, HttpRequest

public class HttpHead
extends HttpRequestBase

HTTP HEAD method.

The HTTP HEAD method is defined in section 9.4 of RFC2616:

The HEAD method is identical to GET except that the server MUST NOT return a message-body in the response. The metainformation contained in the HTTP headers in response to a HEAD request SHOULD be identical to the information sent in response to a GET request. This method can be used for obtaining metainformation about the entity implied by the request without transferring the entity-body itself. This method is often used for testing hypertext links for validity, accessibility, and recent modification.

Since:

4.0

Version:

$Revision: 664505 $

Field Summary

Fields

Modifier and Type	Field	Description
static String	METHOD_NAME

Fields inherited from class org.apache.http.message.AbstractHttpMessage

headergroup, params

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor	Description
HttpHead()
HttpHead(String uri)
HttpHead(URI uri)

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
String	getMethod()	Returns the HTTP method this request uses, such as GET, PUT, POST, or other.

Methods inherited from class org.apache.http.client.methods.HttpRequestBase

abort, clone, getProtocolVersion, getRequestLine, getURI, isAborted, setConnectionRequest, setReleaseTrigger, setURI

Methods inherited from class org.apache.http.message.AbstractHttpMessage

addHeader, addHeader, containsHeader, getAllHeaders, getFirstHeader, getHeaders, getLastHeader, getParams, headerIterator, headerIterator, removeHeader, removeHeaders, setHeader, setHeader, setHeaders, setParams

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Methods inherited from interface org.apache.http.HttpMessage

addHeader, addHeader, containsHeader, getAllHeaders, getFirstHeader, getHeaders, getLastHeader, getParams, headerIterator, headerIterator, removeHeader, removeHeaders, setHeader, setHeader, setHeaders, setParams

Field Details

METHOD_NAME

public static final String METHOD_NAME

See Also:

Constant Field Values

Constructor Details

HttpHead

public HttpHead()

HttpHead

public HttpHead(URI uri)

HttpHead

public HttpHead(String uri)

Throws:

IllegalArgumentException - if the uri is invalid.

Method Details

getMethod

public String getMethod()

Description copied from interface: HttpUriRequest

Returns the HTTP method this request uses, such as GET, PUT, POST, or other.

Specified by:

getMethod in interface HttpUriRequest

Specified by:

getMethod in class HttpRequestBase