public abstract class ExpectContinueMethod extends HttpMethodBase
This abstract class serves as a foundation for all HTTP methods that support 'Expect: 100-continue' handshake.
The purpose of the 100 (Continue) status (refer to section 10.1.1 of the RFC 2616 for more details) is to allow a client that is sending a request message with a request body to determine if the origin server is willing to accept the request (based on the request headers) before the client sends the request body. In some cases, it might either be inappropriate or highly inefficient for the client to send the body if the server will reject the message without looking at the body.
'Expect: 100-continue' handshake should be used with caution, as it may cause problems with HTTP servers and proxies that do not support HTTP/1.1 protocol.
Constructor and Description |
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ExpectContinueMethod()
No-arg constructor.
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ExpectContinueMethod(String uri)
Constructor specifying a URI.
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Modifier and Type | Method and Description |
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boolean |
getUseExpectHeader()
Deprecated.
Use
HttpMethodParams |
void |
setUseExpectHeader(boolean value)
Deprecated.
Use
HttpMethodParams |
abort, addRequestHeader, addRequestHeader, addResponseFooter, execute, getAuthenticationRealm, getDoAuthentication, getEffectiveVersion, getFollowRedirects, getHostAuthState, getHostConfiguration, getMethodRetryHandler, getName, getParams, getPath, getProxyAuthenticationRealm, getProxyAuthState, getQueryString, getRecoverableExceptionCount, getRequestCharSet, getRequestHeader, getRequestHeaders, getRequestHeaders, getResponseBody, getResponseBody, getResponseBodyAsStream, getResponseBodyAsString, getResponseBodyAsString, getResponseCharSet, getResponseContentLength, getResponseFooter, getResponseFooters, getResponseHeader, getResponseHeaders, getResponseHeaders, getStatusCode, getStatusLine, getStatusText, getURI, hasBeenUsed, isAborted, isHttp11, isRequestSent, isStrictMode, recycle, releaseConnection, removeRequestHeader, removeRequestHeader, setDoAuthentication, setFollowRedirects, setHostConfiguration, setHttp11, setMethodRetryHandler, setParams, setPath, setQueryString, setQueryString, setRequestHeader, setRequestHeader, setStrictMode, setURI, validate
public ExpectContinueMethod()
public ExpectContinueMethod(String uri)
uri
- either an absolute or relative URIpublic boolean getUseExpectHeader()
HttpMethodParams
Returns true if the 'Expect: 100-Continue' handshake is activated. The purpose of the 'Expect: 100-Continue' handshake to allow a client that is sending a request message with a request body to determine if the origin server is willing to accept the request (based on the request headers) before the client sends the request body.
HttpMethodBase.getParams()
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HttpMethodParams
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HttpMethodParams.USE_EXPECT_CONTINUE
public void setUseExpectHeader(boolean value)
HttpMethodParams
Activates 'Expect: 100-Continue' handshake. The purpose of the 'Expect: 100-Continue' handshake to allow a client that is sending a request message with a request body to determine if the origin server is willing to accept the request (based on the request headers) before the client sends the request body.
The use of the 'Expect: 100-continue' handshake can result in noticable peformance improvement for entity enclosing requests (such as POST and PUT) that require the target server's authentication.
'Expect: 100-continue' handshake should be used with caution, as it may cause problems with HTTP servers and proxies that do not support HTTP/1.1 protocol.
value
- boolean valueHttpMethodBase.getParams()
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HttpMethodParams
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HttpMethodParams.USE_EXPECT_CONTINUE
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