Class HttpURLConnection

Field Detail

• method

  protected String method

  The HTTP method (GET,POST,PUT,etc.).

• chunkLength

  protected int chunkLength

  The chunk-length when using chunked encoding streaming mode for output. A value of -1 means chunked encoding is disabled for output.

  Since:

  1.5

• fixedContentLength

  protected int fixedContentLength

  The fixed content-length when using fixed-length streaming mode. A value of -1 means fixed-length streaming mode is disabled for output.

  NOTE: fixedContentLengthLong is recommended instead of this field, as it allows larger content lengths to be set.

  Since:

  1.5

• fixedContentLengthLong

  protected long fixedContentLengthLong

  The fixed content-length when using fixed-length streaming mode. A value of -1 means fixed-length streaming mode is disabled for output.

  Since:

  1.7

• responseCode

  protected int responseCode

  An int representing the three digit HTTP Status-Code.

  • 1xx: Informational
  • 2xx: Success
  • 3xx: Redirection
  • 4xx: Client Error
  • 5xx: Server Error

• responseMessage

  protected String responseMessage

  The HTTP response message.

• instanceFollowRedirects

  protected boolean instanceFollowRedirects

  If true, the protocol will automatically follow redirects. If false, the protocol will not automatically follow redirects.

  This field is set by the setInstanceFollowRedirects method. Its value is returned by the getInstanceFollowRedirects method.

  Its default value is based on the value of the static followRedirects at HttpURLConnection construction time.

  See Also:

  setInstanceFollowRedirects(boolean), getInstanceFollowRedirects(), setFollowRedirects(boolean)

• HTTP_OK

  public static final int HTTP_OK

  HTTP Status-Code 200: OK.

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• HTTP_CREATED

  public static final int HTTP_CREATED

  HTTP Status-Code 201: Created.

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• HTTP_ACCEPTED

  public static final int HTTP_ACCEPTED

  HTTP Status-Code 202: Accepted.

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• HTTP_NOT_AUTHORITATIVE

  public static final int HTTP_NOT_AUTHORITATIVE

  HTTP Status-Code 203: Non-Authoritative Information.

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• HTTP_NO_CONTENT

  public static final int HTTP_NO_CONTENT

  HTTP Status-Code 204: No Content.

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• HTTP_RESET

  public static final int HTTP_RESET

  HTTP Status-Code 205: Reset Content.

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• HTTP_PARTIAL

  public static final int HTTP_PARTIAL

  HTTP Status-Code 206: Partial Content.

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• HTTP_MULT_CHOICE

  public static final int HTTP_MULT_CHOICE

  HTTP Status-Code 300: Multiple Choices.

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• HTTP_MOVED_PERM

  public static final int HTTP_MOVED_PERM

  HTTP Status-Code 301: Moved Permanently.

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• HTTP_MOVED_TEMP

  public static final int HTTP_MOVED_TEMP

  HTTP Status-Code 302: Temporary Redirect.

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• HTTP_SEE_OTHER

  public static final int HTTP_SEE_OTHER

  HTTP Status-Code 303: See Other.

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• HTTP_NOT_MODIFIED

  public static final int HTTP_NOT_MODIFIED

  HTTP Status-Code 304: Not Modified.

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• HTTP_USE_PROXY

  public static final int HTTP_USE_PROXY

  HTTP Status-Code 305: Use Proxy.

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• HTTP_BAD_REQUEST

  public static final int HTTP_BAD_REQUEST

  HTTP Status-Code 400: Bad Request.

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• HTTP_UNAUTHORIZED

  public static final int HTTP_UNAUTHORIZED

  HTTP Status-Code 401: Unauthorized.

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• HTTP_PAYMENT_REQUIRED

  public static final int HTTP_PAYMENT_REQUIRED

  HTTP Status-Code 402: Payment Required.

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• HTTP_FORBIDDEN

  public static final int HTTP_FORBIDDEN

  HTTP Status-Code 403: Forbidden.

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• HTTP_NOT_FOUND

  public static final int HTTP_NOT_FOUND

  HTTP Status-Code 404: Not Found.

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• HTTP_BAD_METHOD

  public static final int HTTP_BAD_METHOD

  HTTP Status-Code 405: Method Not Allowed.

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• HTTP_NOT_ACCEPTABLE

  public static final int HTTP_NOT_ACCEPTABLE

  HTTP Status-Code 406: Not Acceptable.

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• HTTP_PROXY_AUTH

  public static final int HTTP_PROXY_AUTH

  HTTP Status-Code 407: Proxy Authentication Required.

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• HTTP_CLIENT_TIMEOUT

  public static final int HTTP_CLIENT_TIMEOUT

  HTTP Status-Code 408: Request Time-Out.

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• HTTP_CONFLICT

  public static final int HTTP_CONFLICT

  HTTP Status-Code 409: Conflict.

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• HTTP_GONE

  public static final int HTTP_GONE

  HTTP Status-Code 410: Gone.

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• HTTP_LENGTH_REQUIRED

  public static final int HTTP_LENGTH_REQUIRED

  HTTP Status-Code 411: Length Required.

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• HTTP_PRECON_FAILED

  public static final int HTTP_PRECON_FAILED

  HTTP Status-Code 412: Precondition Failed.

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• HTTP_ENTITY_TOO_LARGE

  public static final int HTTP_ENTITY_TOO_LARGE

  HTTP Status-Code 413: Request Entity Too Large.

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• HTTP_REQ_TOO_LONG

  public static final int HTTP_REQ_TOO_LONG

  HTTP Status-Code 414: Request-URI Too Large.

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• HTTP_UNSUPPORTED_TYPE

  public static final int HTTP_UNSUPPORTED_TYPE

  HTTP Status-Code 415: Unsupported Media Type.

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• HTTP_SERVER_ERROR

  @Deprecated
  public static final int HTTP_SERVER_ERROR

  Deprecated. it is misplaced and shouldn't have existed.
  HTTP Status-Code 500: Internal Server Error.

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• HTTP_INTERNAL_ERROR

  public static final int HTTP_INTERNAL_ERROR

  HTTP Status-Code 500: Internal Server Error.

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• HTTP_NOT_IMPLEMENTED

  public static final int HTTP_NOT_IMPLEMENTED

  HTTP Status-Code 501: Not Implemented.

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• HTTP_BAD_GATEWAY

  public static final int HTTP_BAD_GATEWAY

  HTTP Status-Code 502: Bad Gateway.

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• HTTP_UNAVAILABLE

  public static final int HTTP_UNAVAILABLE

  HTTP Status-Code 503: Service Unavailable.

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• HTTP_GATEWAY_TIMEOUT

  public static final int HTTP_GATEWAY_TIMEOUT

  HTTP Status-Code 504: Gateway Timeout.

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• HTTP_VERSION

  public static final int HTTP_VERSION

  HTTP Status-Code 505: HTTP Version Not Supported.

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Constructor Detail

• HttpURLConnection

  protected HttpURLConnection(URL u)

  Constructor for the HttpURLConnection.

  Parameters:

  u - the URL

Method Detail

• getHeaderFieldKey

  public String getHeaderFieldKey(int n)

  Returns the key for the n^th header field. Some implementations may treat the 0^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, but getHeaderFieldKey(0) returns null.

  Overrides:

  getHeaderFieldKey in class URLConnection

  Parameters:

  n - an index, where n >=0.

  Returns:

  the key for the n^th header field, or null if the key does not exist.

• setFixedLengthStreamingMode

  public void 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.

  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.

  NOTE: setFixedLengthStreamingMode(long) is recommended instead of this method as it allows larger content lengths to be set.

  Parameters:

  contentLength - The number of bytes which will be written to the OutputStream.

  Throws:

  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.

  Since:

  1.5

  See Also:

  setChunkedStreamingMode(int)

• setFixedLengthStreamingMode

  public void setFixedLengthStreamingMode(long contentLength)

  This method is used to enable streaming of a HTTP request body without internal buffering, when the content length is known in advance.

  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.

  The content length set by invoking this method takes precedence over any value set by setFixedLengthStreamingMode(int).

  Parameters:

  contentLength - The number of bytes which will be written to the OutputStream.

  Throws:

  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.

  Since:

  1.7

• setChunkedStreamingMode

  public void setChunkedStreamingMode(int chunklen)

  This method is used to enable streaming of a HTTP request body without internal buffering, when the content length is not known in advance. In this mode, chunked transfer encoding is used to send the request body. Note, not all HTTP servers support this mode.

  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.

  Parameters:

  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.

  Throws:

  IllegalStateException - if URLConnection is already connected or if a different streaming mode is already enabled.

  Since:

  1.5

  See Also:

  setFixedLengthStreamingMode(int)

• getHeaderField

  public String getHeaderField(int n)

  Returns the value for the n^th header field. Some implementations may treat the 0^th header field as special, i.e. as the status line returned by the HTTP server.

  This method can be used in conjunction with the getHeaderFieldKey method to iterate through all the headers in the message.

  Overrides:

  getHeaderField in class URLConnection

  Parameters:

  n - an index, where n>=0.

  Returns:

  the value of the n^th header field, or null if the value does not exist.

  See Also:

  getHeaderFieldKey(int)

• setFollowRedirects

  public static void setFollowRedirects(boolean set)

  Sets whether HTTP redirects (requests with response code 3xx) should be automatically followed by this class. True by default. Applets cannot change this variable.

  If there is a security manager, this method first calls the security manager's checkSetFactory method to ensure the operation is allowed. This could result in a SecurityException.

  Parameters:

  set - a boolean indicating whether or not to follow HTTP redirects.

  Throws:

  SecurityException - if a security manager exists and its checkSetFactory method doesn't allow the operation.

  See Also:

  SecurityManager.checkSetFactory(), getFollowRedirects()

• getFollowRedirects

  public static boolean getFollowRedirects()

  Returns a boolean indicating whether or not HTTP redirects (3xx) should be automatically followed.

  Returns:

  true if HTTP redirects should be automatically followed, false if not.

  See Also:

  setFollowRedirects(boolean)

• setInstanceFollowRedirects

  public void setInstanceFollowRedirects(boolean followRedirects)

  Sets whether HTTP redirects (requests with response code 3xx) should be automatically followed by this HttpURLConnection instance.

  The default value comes from followRedirects, which defaults to true.

  Parameters:

  followRedirects - a boolean indicating whether or not to follow HTTP redirects.

  Since:

  1.3

  See Also:

  instanceFollowRedirects, getInstanceFollowRedirects()

• getInstanceFollowRedirects

  public boolean getInstanceFollowRedirects()

  Returns the value of this HttpURLConnection's instanceFollowRedirects field.

  Returns:

  the value of this HttpURLConnection's instanceFollowRedirects field.

  Since:

  1.3

  See Also:

  instanceFollowRedirects, setInstanceFollowRedirects(boolean)

• setRequestMethod

  public void setRequestMethod(String method)
                        throws ProtocolException

  Set the method for the URL request, one of:

  • GET
  • POST
  • HEAD
  • OPTIONS
  • PUT
  • DELETE
  • TRACE

  are legal, subject to protocol restrictions. The default method is GET.

  Parameters:

  method - the HTTP method

  Throws:

  ProtocolException - if the method cannot be reset or if the requested method isn't valid for HTTP.

  SecurityException - if a security manager is set and the method is "TRACE", but the "allowHttpTrace" NetPermission is not granted.

  See Also:

  getRequestMethod()

• getRequestMethod

  public String getRequestMethod()

  Get the request method.

  Returns:

  the HTTP request method

  See Also:

  setRequestMethod(java.lang.String)

• getResponseCode

  public int getResponseCode()
                      throws IOException

  Gets the status code from an HTTP response message. For example, in the case of the following status lines:

   HTTP/1.0 200 OK
   HTTP/1.0 401 Unauthorized
   

  It 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).

  Returns:

  the HTTP Status-Code, or -1

  Throws:

  IOException - if an error occurred connecting to the server.

• getResponseMessage

  public String getResponseMessage()
                            throws IOException

  Gets the HTTP response message, if any, returned along with the response code from a server. From responses like:

   HTTP/1.0 200 OK
   HTTP/1.0 404 Not Found
   

  Extracts the Strings "OK" and "Not Found" respectively. Returns null if none could be discerned from the responses (the result was not valid HTTP).

  Returns:

  the HTTP response message, or null

  Throws:

  IOException - if an error occurred connecting to the server.

• getHeaderFieldDate

  public long getHeaderFieldDate(String name,
                        long Default)

  Description copied from class: URLConnection
  Returns the value of the named field parsed as date. The result is the number of milliseconds since January 1, 1970 GMT represented by the named field.

  This form of getHeaderField 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.

  Overrides:

  getHeaderFieldDate in class URLConnection

  Parameters:

  name - the name of the header field.

  Default - a default value.

  Returns:

  the value of the field, parsed as a date. The value of the Default argument is returned if the field is missing or malformed.

• disconnect

  public abstract void disconnect()

  Indicates that other requests to the server are unlikely in the near future. Calling disconnect() should not imply that this HttpURLConnection instance can be reused for other requests.

• usingProxy

  public abstract boolean usingProxy()

  Indicates if the connection is going through a proxy.

  Returns:

  a boolean indicating if the connection is using a proxy.

• getPermission

  public Permission getPermission()
                           throws IOException

  Returns a SocketPermission object representing the permission necessary to connect to the destination host and port.

  Overrides:

  getPermission in class URLConnection

  Returns:

  a SocketPermission object representing the permission necessary to connect to the destination host and port.

  Throws:

  IOException - if an error occurs while computing the permission.

• getErrorStream

  public InputStream getErrorStream()

  Returns the error stream if the connection failed but the server sent useful data nonetheless. The typical example is when an HTTP server responds with a 404, which will cause a FileNotFoundException to be thrown in connect, but the server sent an HTML help page with suggestions as to what to do.

  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.

  Returns:

  an error stream if any, null if there have been no errors, the connection is not connected or the server sent no useful data.