org.springframework.http.client
Interface ClientHttpRequest

All Superinterfaces:

HttpMessage, HttpOutputMessage

All Known Implementing Classes:

AbstractClientHttpRequest

public interface ClientHttpRequest
extends HttpOutputMessage

Represents a client-side HTTP request. Created via an implementation of the ClientHttpRequestFactory.

A HttpRequest can be executed, getting a ClientHttpResponse which can be read from.

Since:

3.0

Author:

Arjen Poutsma

See Also:

ClientHttpRequestFactory.createRequest(java.net.URI, HttpMethod)

Method Summary

ClientHttpResponse	execute() Execute this request, resulting in a ClientHttpResponse that can be read.
HttpMethod	getMethod() Return the HTTP method of the request.

Methods inherited from interface org.springframework.http.HttpOutputMessage

getBody

Methods inherited from interface org.springframework.http.HttpMessage

getHeaders

Method Detail

getMethod

HttpMethod getMethod()

Return the HTTP method of the request.

Returns:

the HTTP method as an HttpMethod enum value

execute

ClientHttpResponse execute()
                           throws IOException

Execute this request, resulting in a ClientHttpResponse that can be read.

Returns:

the response result of the execution

Throws:

IOException - in case of I/O errors