RequestContent (Apache HttpComponents Core Parent 5.1.1 API)

java.lang.Object
- org.apache.hc.core5.http.protocol.RequestContent

All Implemented Interfaces:

HttpRequestInterceptor

Direct Known Subclasses:

H2RequestContent
```
@Contract(threading=IMMUTABLE)
public class RequestContent
extends Object
implements HttpRequestInterceptor
```
RequestContent is the most important interceptor for outgoing requests. It is responsible for delimiting content length by adding Content-Length or Transfer-Content headers based on the properties of the enclosed entity and the protocol version. This interceptor is required for correct functioning of client side protocol processors.

Since:

4.0

- Constructor Summary
  
  Constructors
  Constructor and Description
  
  RequestContent()
  Default constructor.
  
  RequestContent(boolean overwrite)
  Constructor that can be used to fine-tune behavior of this interceptor.
- Method Summary
  
  Methods
  Modifier and Type Method and Description
  
  void process(HttpRequest request, EntityDetails entity, HttpContext context)
  Processes a request.
  - Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
    clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Constructors
Constructor and Description
`RequestContent()` Default constructor.
`RequestContent(boolean overwrite)` Constructor that can be used to fine-tune behavior of this interceptor.

Methods
Modifier and Type	Method and Description
`void`	`process(HttpRequest request, EntityDetails entity, HttpContext context)` Processes a request.

- Constructor Detail
  - RequestContent
```
public RequestContent()
```
    Default constructor. The Content-Length or Transfer-Encoding will cause the interceptor to throw ProtocolException if already present in the response message.
  - RequestContent
```
public RequestContent(boolean overwrite)
```
    Constructor that can be used to fine-tune behavior of this interceptor.
    
    Parameters:
    overwrite - If set to true the Content-Length and Transfer-Encoding headers will be created or updated if already present. If set to false the Content-Length and Transfer-Encoding headers will cause the interceptor to throw ProtocolException if already present in the response message.
    Since:
    
    4.2
- Method Detail
  - process
```
public void process(HttpRequest request,
           EntityDetails entity,
           HttpContext context)
             throws HttpException,
                    IOException
```
    Description copied from interface: HttpRequestInterceptor
    
    Processes a request. On the client side, this step is performed before the request is sent to the server. On the server side, this step is performed on incoming messages before the message body is evaluated.
    
    Specified by:
    
    process in interface HttpRequestInterceptor
    
    Parameters:
    request - the request to process
    entity - the request entity details or null if not available
    context - the context for the request
    
    Throws:
    
    HttpException - in case of an HTTP protocol violation
    
    IOException - in case of an I/O error

Class RequestContent

Constructor Summary

Method Summary

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

Constructor Detail

RequestContent

RequestContent

Method Detail

process