Package org.springframework.http

Contains a basic abstraction over client/server-side HTTP.

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Interface Summary

Interface	Description
HttpInputMessage	Represents an HTTP input message, consisting of headers and a readable body.
HttpMessage	Represents the base interface for HTTP request and response messages.
HttpOutputMessage	Represents an HTTP output message, consisting of headers and a writable body.
HttpRequest	Represents an HTTP request message, consisting of method and uri.
StreamingHttpOutputMessage	Represents a HTTP output message that allows for setting a streaming body.
StreamingHttpOutputMessage.Body	Defines the contract for bodies that can be written directly to a OutputStream.

Class Summary

Class	Description
HttpEntity<T>	Represents an HTTP request or response entity, consisting of headers and body.
HttpHeaders	Represents HTTP request and response headers, mapping string header names to list of string values.
MediaType	A sub-class of MimeType that adds support for quality parameters as defined in the HTTP specification.
MediaTypeEditor	Editor for MediaType descriptors, to automatically convert String specifications (e.g.
ResponseEntity<T>	Extension of HttpEntity that adds a HttpStatus status code.

Enum Summary

Enum	Description
HttpMethod	Java 5 enumeration of HTTP request methods.
HttpStatus	Java 5 enumeration of HTTP status codes.
HttpStatus.Series	Java 5 enumeration of HTTP status series.

Exception Summary

Exception	Description
InvalidMediaTypeException	Exception thrown from MediaType.parseMediaType(String) in case of encountering an invalid media type specification String.

Package org.springframework.http Description

Contains a basic abstraction over client/server-side HTTP. This package contains the HttpInputMessage and HttpOutputMessage interfaces.