org.springframework.http.client

Interface ClientHttpRequest

All Superinterfaces:

HttpMessage, HttpOutputMessage, HttpRequest

All Known Implementing Classes:

AbstractClientHttpRequest, MockClientHttpRequest

public interface ClientHttpRequest
extends HttpRequest, HttpOutputMessage

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

A ClientHttpRequest can be executed, receiving a ClientHttpResponse which can be read from.

Since:

3.0

Author:

Arjen Poutsma

See Also:

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

Method Summary

Methods

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
ClientHttpResponse	execute() Execute this request, resulting in a ClientHttpResponse that can be read.

Methods inherited from interface org.springframework.http.HttpRequest

getMethod, getURI

Methods inherited from interface org.springframework.http.HttpOutputMessage

getBody

Methods inherited from interface org.springframework.http.HttpMessage

getHeaders

Method Detail

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