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27
28 package org.apache.http.client.methods;
29
30 import java.net.URI;
31
32 /**
33 * HTTP TRACE method.
34 * <p>
35 * The HTTP TRACE method is defined in section 9.6 of
36 * <a href="http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc2616.txt">RFC2616</a>:
37 * </p>
38 * <blockquote>
39 * The TRACE method is used to invoke a remote, application-layer loop-
40 * back of the request message. The final recipient of the request
41 * SHOULD reflect the message received back to the client as the
42 * entity-body of a 200 (OK) response. The final recipient is either the
43 * origin server or the first proxy or gateway to receive a Max-Forwards
44 * value of zero (0) in the request (see section 14.31). A TRACE request
45 * MUST NOT include an entity.
46 * </blockquote>
47 *
48 * @since 4.0
49 */
50 public class HttpTrace extends HttpRequestBase {
51
52 public final static String METHOD_NAME = "TRACE";
53
54 public HttpTrace() {
55 super();
56 }
57
58 public HttpTrace(final URI uri) {
59 super();
60 setURI(uri);
61 }
62
63 /**
64 * @throws IllegalArgumentException if the uri is invalid.
65 */
66 public HttpTrace(final String uri) {
67 super();
68 setURI(URI.create(uri));
69 }
70
71 @Override
72 public String getMethod() {
73 return METHOD_NAME;
74 }
75
76 }