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java.lang.Objectjava.net.URLConnection
java.net.HttpURLConnection
public abstract classHttpURLConnection
A URLConnection with support for HTTP-specific features. See the spec for details.
Each HttpURLConnection instance is used to make a single request but the underlying network connection to the HTTP server may be transparently shared by other instances. Calling the close() methods on the InputStream or OutputStream of an HttpURLConnection after a request may free network resources associated with this instance but has no effect on any shared persistent connection. Calling the disconnect() method may close the underlying socket if a persistent connection is otherwise idle at that time.
disconnect()
chunkLength The chunk-length when using chunked encoding streaming mode for output. | |
fixedContentLength The fixed content-length when using fixed-length streaming mode. | |
HTTP_ACCEPTED HTTP Status-Code 202: Accepted. | |
HTTP_BAD_GATEWAY HTTP Status-Code 502: Bad Gateway. | |
HTTP_BAD_METHOD HTTP Status-Code 405: Method Not Allowed. | |
HTTP_BAD_REQUEST HTTP Status-Code 400: Bad Request. | |
HTTP_CLIENT_TIMEOUT HTTP Status-Code 408: Request Time-Out. | |
HTTP_CONFLICT HTTP Status-Code 409: Conflict. | |
HTTP_CREATED HTTP Status-Code 201: Created. | |
HTTP_ENTITY_TOO_LARGE HTTP Status-Code 413: Request Entity Too Large. | |
HTTP_FORBIDDEN HTTP Status-Code 403: Forbidden. | |
HTTP_GATEWAY_TIMEOUT HTTP Status-Code 504: Gateway Timeout. | |
HTTP_GONE HTTP Status-Code 410: Gone. | |
HTTP_INTERNAL_ERROR HTTP Status-Code 500: Internal Server Error. | |
HTTP_LENGTH_REQUIRED HTTP Status-Code 411: Length Required. | |
HTTP_MOVED_PERM HTTP Status-Code 301: Moved Permanently. | |
HTTP_MOVED_TEMP HTTP Status-Code 302: Temporary Redirect. | |
HTTP_MULT_CHOICE HTTP Status-Code 300: Multiple Choices. | |
HTTP_NO_CONTENT HTTP Status-Code 204: No Content. | |
HTTP_NOT_ACCEPTABLE HTTP Status-Code 406: Not Acceptable. | |
HTTP_NOT_AUTHORITATIVE HTTP Status-Code 203: Non-Authoritative Information. | |
HTTP_NOT_FOUND HTTP Status-Code 404: Not Found. | |
HTTP_NOT_IMPLEMENTED HTTP Status-Code 501: Not Implemented. | |
HTTP_NOT_MODIFIED HTTP Status-Code 304: Not Modified. | |
HTTP_OK HTTP Status-Code 200: OK. | |
HTTP_PARTIAL HTTP Status-Code 206: Partial Content. | |
HTTP_PAYMENT_REQUIRED HTTP Status-Code 402: Payment Required. | |
HTTP_PRECON_FAILED HTTP Status-Code 412: Precondition Failed. | |
HTTP_PROXY_AUTH HTTP Status-Code 407: Proxy Authentication Required. | |
HTTP_REQ_TOO_LONG HTTP Status-Code 414: Request-URI Too Large. | |
HTTP_RESET HTTP Status-Code 205: Reset Content. | |
HTTP_SEE_OTHER HTTP Status-Code 303: See Other. | |
HTTP_SERVER_ERROR Deprecated. it is misplaced and shouldn't have existed. | |
HTTP_UNAUTHORIZED HTTP Status-Code 401: Unauthorized. | |
HTTP_UNAVAILABLE HTTP Status-Code 503: Service Unavailable. | |
HTTP_UNSUPPORTED_TYPE HTTP Status-Code 415: Unsupported Media Type. | |
HTTP_USE_PROXY HTTP Status-Code 305: Use Proxy. | |
HTTP_VERSION HTTP Status-Code 505: HTTP Version Not Supported. | |
instanceFollowRedirects If true , the protocol will automatically follow redirects. | |
method The HTTP method (GET,POST,PUT,etc.). | |
responseCode An int representing the three digit HTTP Status-Code. | |
responseMessage The HTTP response message. |
Fields inherited from class java.net.URLConnection |
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allowUserInteraction,connected,doInput,doOutput,ifModifiedSince,url,useCaches |
HttpURLConnection(URL u) Constructor for the HttpURLConnection. |
disconnect() Indicates that other requests to the server are unlikely in the near future. | |
getErrorStream() Returns the error stream if the connection failed but the server sent useful data nonetheless. | |
getFollowRedirects() Returns a boolean indicating whether or not HTTP redirects (3xx) should be automatically followed. | |
getHeaderField(int n) Returns the value for the n th header field. | |
getHeaderFieldDate(String name, long Default) Returns the value of the named field parsed as date. | |
getHeaderFieldKey(int n) Returns the key for the n th header field. | |
getInstanceFollowRedirects() Returns the value of this HttpURLConnection 'sinstanceFollowRedirects field. | |
getPermission() Returns a permission object representing the permission necessary to make the connection represented by this object. | |
getRequestMethod() Get the request method. | |
getResponseCode() Gets the status code from an HTTP response message. | |
getResponseMessage() Gets the HTTP response message, if any, returned along with the response code from a server. | |
setChunkedStreamingMode(int chunklen) This method is used to enable streaming of a HTTP request body without internal buffering, when the content length isnot known in advance. | |
setFixedLengthStreamingMode(int contentLength) This method is used to enable streaming of a HTTP request body without internal buffering, when the content length is known in advance. | |
setFollowRedirects(boolean set) Sets whether HTTP redirects (requests with response code 3xx) should be automatically followed by this class. | |
setInstanceFollowRedirects(boolean followRedirects) Sets whether HTTP redirects (requests with response code 3xx) should be automatically followed by this HttpURLConnection instance. | |
setRequestMethod(String method) Set the method for the URL request, one of: GET POST HEAD OPTIONS PUT DELETE TRACE are legal, subject to protocol restrictions. | |
usingProxy() Indicates if the connection is going through a proxy. |
Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object |
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clone,equals,finalize,getClass,hashCode,notify,notifyAll,wait,wait,wait |
protectedStringmethod
protected intchunkLength
-1
means chunked encoding is disabled for output.protected intfixedContentLength
-1
means fixed-length streaming mode is disabled for output.protected intresponseCode
int
representing the three digit HTTP Status-Code.protectedStringresponseMessage
protected booleaninstanceFollowRedirects
true
, the protocol will automatically follow redirects. Iffalse
, the protocol will not automatically follow redirects. This field is set by thesetInstanceFollowRedirects
method. Its value is returned by thegetInstanceFollowRedirects
method.
Its default value is based on the value of the static followRedirects at HttpURLConnection construction time.
setInstanceFollowRedirects(boolean)
,getInstanceFollowRedirects()
,setFollowRedirects(boolean)
public static final intHTTP_OK
public static final intHTTP_CREATED
public static final intHTTP_ACCEPTED
public static final intHTTP_NOT_AUTHORITATIVE
public static final intHTTP_NO_CONTENT
public static final intHTTP_RESET
public static final intHTTP_PARTIAL
public static final intHTTP_MULT_CHOICE
public static final intHTTP_MOVED_PERM
public static final intHTTP_MOVED_TEMP
public static final intHTTP_SEE_OTHER
public static final intHTTP_NOT_MODIFIED
public static final intHTTP_USE_PROXY
public static final intHTTP_BAD_REQUEST
public static final intHTTP_UNAUTHORIZED
public static final intHTTP_PAYMENT_REQUIRED
public static final intHTTP_FORBIDDEN
public static final intHTTP_NOT_FOUND
public static final intHTTP_BAD_METHOD
public static final intHTTP_NOT_ACCEPTABLE
public static final intHTTP_PROXY_AUTH
public static final intHTTP_CLIENT_TIMEOUT
public static final intHTTP_CONFLICT
public static final intHTTP_GONE
public static final intHTTP_LENGTH_REQUIRED
public static final intHTTP_PRECON_FAILED
public static final intHTTP_ENTITY_TOO_LARGE
public static final intHTTP_REQ_TOO_LONG
public static final intHTTP_UNSUPPORTED_TYPE
public static final intHTTP_SERVER_ERROR
public static final intHTTP_INTERNAL_ERROR
public static final intHTTP_NOT_IMPLEMENTED
public static final intHTTP_BAD_GATEWAY
public static final intHTTP_UNAVAILABLE
public static final intHTTP_GATEWAY_TIMEOUT
public static final intHTTP_VERSION
protectedHttpURLConnection(URL u)
u
- the URLpublicStringgetHeaderFieldKey(int n)
n
th header field. Some implementations may treat the0
th header field as special, i.e. as the status line returned by the HTTP server. In this case,getHeaderField(0)
returns the status line, butgetHeaderFieldKey(0)
returns null.getHeaderFieldKey
in classURLConnection
n
- an index, where n >=0.n
th header field, ornull
if the key does not exist.public voidsetFixedLengthStreamingMode(int contentLength)
An exception will be thrown if the application attempts to write more data than the indicated content-length, or if the application closes the OutputStream before writing the indicated amount.
When output streaming is enabled, authentication and redirection cannot be handled automatically. A HttpRetryException will be thrown when reading the response if authentication or redirection are required. This exception can be queried for the details of the error.
This method must be called before the URLConnection is connected.
contentLength
- The number of bytes which will be written to the OutputStream.IllegalStateException
- if URLConnection is already connected or if a different streaming mode is already enabled.IllegalArgumentException
- if a content length less than zero is specified.setChunkedStreamingMode(int)
public voidsetChunkedStreamingMode(int chunklen)
When output streaming is enabled, authentication and redirection cannot be handled automatically. A HttpRetryException will be thrown when reading the response if authentication or redirection are required. This exception can be queried for the details of the error.
This method must be called before the URLConnection is connected.
chunklen
- The number of bytes to write in each chunk. If chunklen is less than or equal to zero, a default value will be used.IllegalStateException
- if URLConnection is already connected or if a different streaming mode is already enabled.setFixedLengthStreamingMode(int)
publicStringgetHeaderField(int n)
n
th header field. Some implementations may treat the0
th header field as special, i.e. as the status line returned by the HTTP server. This method can be used in conjunction with thegetHeaderFieldKey
method to iterate through all the headers in the message.
getHeaderField
in classURLConnection
n
- an index, where n>=0.n
th header field, ornull
if the value does not exist.getHeaderFieldKey(int)
public static voidsetFollowRedirects(boolean set)
If there is a security manager, this method first calls the security manager'scheckSetFactory
method to ensure the operation is allowed. This could result in a SecurityException.
set
- aboolean
indicating whether or not to follow HTTP redirects.SecurityException
- if a security manager exists and itscheckSetFactory
method doesn't allow the operation.SecurityManager.checkSetFactory()
,getFollowRedirects()
public static booleangetFollowRedirects()
boolean
indicating whether or not HTTP redirects (3xx) should be automatically followed.true
if HTTP redirects should be automatically followed,false if not.setFollowRedirects(boolean)
public voidsetInstanceFollowRedirects(boolean followRedirects)
HttpURLConnection
instance.The default value comes from followRedirects, which defaults to true.
followRedirects
- aboolean
indicating whether or not to follow HTTP redirects.instanceFollowRedirects
,getInstanceFollowRedirects()
public booleangetInstanceFollowRedirects()
HttpURLConnection
'sinstanceFollowRedirects
field.HttpURLConnection
'sinstanceFollowRedirects
field.instanceFollowRedirects
,setInstanceFollowRedirects(boolean)
public voidsetRequestMethod(String method) throwsProtocolException
method
- the HTTP methodProtocolException
- if the method cannot be reset or if the requested method isn't valid for HTTP.getRequestMethod()
publicStringgetRequestMethod()
setRequestMethod(java.lang.String)
public intgetResponseCode() throwsIOException
HTTP/1.0 200 OK HTTP/1.0 401 UnauthorizedIt will return 200 and 401 respectively. Returns -1 if no code can be discerned from the response (i.e., the response is not valid HTTP).
IOException
- if an error occurred connecting to the server.publicStringgetResponseMessage() throwsIOException
HTTP/1.0 200 OK HTTP/1.0 404 Not FoundExtracts the Strings "OK" and "Not Found" respectively. Returns null if none could be discerned from the responses (the result was not valid HTTP).
null
IOException
- if an error occurred connecting to the server.public longgetHeaderFieldDate(String name, long Default)
URLConnection
This form ofgetHeaderField
exists because some connection types (e.g.,http-ng
) have pre-parsed headers. Classes for that connection type can override this method and short-circuit the parsing.
getHeaderFieldDate
in classURLConnection
name
- the name of the header field.Default
- a default value.Default
argument is returned if the field is missing or malformed.public abstract voiddisconnect()
public abstract booleanusingProxy()
publicPermissiongetPermission() throwsIOException
URLConnection
java.security.AllPermission
. Subclasses should override this method and return the permission that best represents the permission required to make a a connection to the URL. For example, aURLConnection
representing afile:
URL would return ajava.io.FilePermission
object.The permission returned may dependent upon the state of the connection. For example, the permission before connecting may be different from that after connecting. For example, an HTTP sever, say foo.com, may redirect the connection to a different host, say bar.com. Before connecting the permission returned by the connection will represent the permission needed to connect to foo.com, while the permission returned after connecting will be to bar.com.
Permissions are generally used for two purposes: to protect caches of objects obtained through URLConnections, and to check the right of a recipient to learn about a particular URL. In the first case, the permission should be obtainedafter the object has been obtained. For example, in an HTTP connection, this will represent the permission to connect to the host from which the data was ultimately fetched. In the second case, the permission should be obtained and testedbefore connecting.
getPermission
in classURLConnection
IOException
- if the computation of the permission requires network or file I/O and an exception occurs while computing it.publicInputStreamgetErrorStream()
This method will not cause a connection to be initiated. If the connection was not connected, or if the server did not have an error while connecting or if the server had an error but no error data was sent, this method will return null. This is the default.
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