org.apache.http.entity

public Interface ContentLengthStrategy

Known Direct Implementers: org.apache.http.impl.entity.DisallowIdentityContentLengthStrategy, org.apache.http.impl.entity.LaxContentLengthStrategy, org.apache.http.impl.entity.StrictContentLengthStrategy
Imports: org.apache.http.HttpException, .HttpMessage

Represents a strategy to determine length of the enclosed content entity based on properties of the HTTP message.

Since: 4.0

Field Summary

Modifier and Type	Field and Description
public static final int	CHUNKED
public static final int	IDENTITY

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
public long	Returns: content length, `IDENTITY`, or `CHUNKED` determineLength(HttpMessage HTTP message message) Returns length of the given message in bytes.

Field Detail

CHUNKED	back to summary
public static final int CHUNKED

IDENTITY	back to summary
public static final int IDENTITY

Method Detail

determineLength back to summary

determineLength	back to summary
public long determineLength(HttpMessage message) throws HttpException Returns length of the given message in bytes. The returned value must be a non-negative number, `IDENTITY` if the end of the message will be delimited by the end of connection, or `CHUNKED` if the message is chunk coded Parameters message:HttpMessage HTTP message Returns:long content length, `IDENTITY`, or `CHUNKED` Exceptions HttpException: in case of HTTP protocol violation

public long determineLength(HttpMessage message) throws HttpException

Returns length of the given message in bytes. The returned value must be a non-negative number, IDENTITY if the end of the message will be delimited by the end of connection, or CHUNKED if the message is chunk coded

Parameters

message:HttpMessage: HTTP message

Returns:long

content length, IDENTITY, or CHUNKED

Exceptions

HttpException:: in case of HTTP protocol violation