org.springframework.http

Class HttpEntity<T>

java.lang.Object

org.springframework.http.HttpEntity<T>

Direct Known Subclasses:

ResponseEntity

public class HttpEntity<T>
extends Object

Represents an HTTP request or response entity, consisting of headers and body.

Typically used in combination with the RestTemplate, like so:

 HttpHeaders headers = new HttpHeaders();
 headers.setContentType(MediaType.TEXT_PLAIN);
 HttpEntity<String> entity = new HttpEntity<String>(helloWorld, headers);
 URI location = template.postForLocation("http://example.com", entity);
 

or

 HttpEntity<String> entity = template.getForEntity("http://example.com", String.class);
 String body = entity.getBody();
 MediaType contentType = entity.getHeaders().getContentType();
 

Can also be used in Spring MVC, as a return value from a @Controller method:

 @RequestMapping("/handle")
 public HttpEntity<String> handle() {
   HttpHeaders responseHeaders = new HttpHeaders();
   responseHeaders.set("MyResponseHeader", "MyValue");
   return new HttpEntity<String>("Hello World", responseHeaders);
 }
 

Since:

3.0.2

Author:

Arjen Poutsma

See Also:

RestTemplate, getBody(), getHeaders()

Field Summary

Fields

Modifier and Type	Field and Description
static HttpEntity	EMPTY The empty HttpEntity, with no body or headers.

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Modifier	Constructor and Description
protected	HttpEntity() Create a new, empty HttpEntity.
	HttpEntity(MultiValueMap<String,String> headers) Create a new HttpEntity with the given headers and no body.
	HttpEntity(T body) Create a new HttpEntity with the given body and no headers.
	HttpEntity(T body, MultiValueMap<String,String> headers) Create a new HttpEntity with the given body and headers.

Method Summary

Methods

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
boolean	equals(Object other)
T	getBody() Returns the body of this entity.
HttpHeaders	getHeaders() Returns the headers of this entity.
boolean	hasBody() Indicates whether this entity has a body.
int	hashCode()
String	toString()

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, finalize, getClass, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Field Detail

EMPTY

public static final HttpEntity EMPTY

The empty HttpEntity, with no body or headers.

Constructor Detail

HttpEntity

protected HttpEntity()

Create a new, empty HttpEntity.

HttpEntity

public HttpEntity(T body)

Create a new HttpEntity with the given body and no headers.

Parameters:

body - the entity body

HttpEntity

public HttpEntity(MultiValueMap<String,String> headers)

Create a new HttpEntity with the given headers and no body.

Parameters:

headers - the entity headers

HttpEntity

public HttpEntity(T body,
          MultiValueMap<String,String> headers)

Create a new HttpEntity with the given body and headers.

Parameters:

body - the entity body

headers - the entity headers

Method Detail

getHeaders

public HttpHeaders getHeaders()

Returns the headers of this entity.

getBody

public T getBody()

Returns the body of this entity.

hasBody

public boolean hasBody()

Indicates whether this entity has a body.

equals

public boolean equals(Object other)

Overrides:

equals in class Object

hashCode

public int hashCode()

Overrides:

hashCode in class Object

toString

public String toString()

Overrides:

toString in class Object