org.springframework.http

Interface HttpOutputMessage

All Superinterfaces:

HttpMessage

All Known Subinterfaces:

AsyncClientHttpRequest, ClientHttpRequest, ServerHttpResponse, StreamingHttpOutputMessage

All Known Implementing Classes:

AbstractClientHttpRequest, MockAsyncClientHttpRequest, MockClientHttpRequest, MockHttpOutputMessage, ServletServerHttpResponse

public interface HttpOutputMessage
extends HttpMessage

Represents an HTTP output message, consisting of headers and a writable body.

Typically implemented by an HTTP request handle on the client side, or an HTTP response handle on the server side.

Since:

3.0

Author:

Arjen Poutsma

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
java.io.OutputStream	getBody() Return the body of the message as an output stream.

Methods inherited from interface org.springframework.http.HttpMessage

getHeaders

Method Detail

getBody

java.io.OutputStream getBody()
                      throws java.io.IOException

Return the body of the message as an output stream.

Returns:

the output stream body (never null)

Throws:

java.io.IOException - in case of I/O errors