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Class EntityUtils</H2>
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<DT><PRE>public final class <B>EntityUtils</B><DT>extends <A HREF="http://download.oracle.com/javase/1.5.0/docs/api/java/lang/Object.html" title="class or interface in java.lang">Object</A></DL>
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Static helpers for dealing with <A HREF="../../../../org/apache/http/HttpEntity.html" title="interface in org.apache.http"><CODE>HttpEntity</CODE></A>s.
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<CODE>static&nbsp;void</CODE></FONT></TD>
<TD><CODE><B><A HREF="../../../../org/apache/http/util/EntityUtils.html#consume(org.apache.http.HttpEntity)">consume</A></B>(<A HREF="../../../../org/apache/http/HttpEntity.html" title="interface in org.apache.http">HttpEntity</A>&nbsp;entity)</CODE>
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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Ensures that the entity content is fully consumed and the content stream, if exists,
is closed.</TD>
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<CODE>static&nbsp;void</CODE></FONT></TD>
<TD><CODE><B><A HREF="../../../../org/apache/http/util/EntityUtils.html#consumeQuietly(org.apache.http.HttpEntity)">consumeQuietly</A></B>(<A HREF="../../../../org/apache/http/HttpEntity.html" title="interface in org.apache.http">HttpEntity</A>&nbsp;entity)</CODE>
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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Ensures that the entity content is fully consumed and the content stream, if exists,
is closed.</TD>
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<CODE>static&nbsp;<A HREF="http://download.oracle.com/javase/1.5.0/docs/api/java/lang/String.html" title="class or interface in java.lang">String</A></CODE></FONT></TD>
<TD><CODE><B><A HREF="../../../../org/apache/http/util/EntityUtils.html#getContentCharSet(org.apache.http.HttpEntity)">getContentCharSet</A></B>(<A HREF="../../../../org/apache/http/HttpEntity.html" title="interface in org.apache.http">HttpEntity</A>&nbsp;entity)</CODE>
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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<B>Deprecated.</B>&nbsp;<I>(4.1.3) use <A HREF="../../../../org/apache/http/entity/ContentType.html#getOrDefault(org.apache.http.HttpEntity)"><CODE>ContentType.getOrDefault(HttpEntity)</CODE></A></I></TD>
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<TD><CODE><B><A HREF="../../../../org/apache/http/util/EntityUtils.html#getContentMimeType(org.apache.http.HttpEntity)">getContentMimeType</A></B>(<A HREF="../../../../org/apache/http/HttpEntity.html" title="interface in org.apache.http">HttpEntity</A>&nbsp;entity)</CODE>
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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<B>Deprecated.</B>&nbsp;<I>(4.1.3) use <A HREF="../../../../org/apache/http/entity/ContentType.html#getOrDefault(org.apache.http.HttpEntity)"><CODE>ContentType.getOrDefault(HttpEntity)</CODE></A></I></TD>
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<CODE>static&nbsp;byte[]</CODE></FONT></TD>
<TD><CODE><B><A HREF="../../../../org/apache/http/util/EntityUtils.html#toByteArray(org.apache.http.HttpEntity)">toByteArray</A></B>(<A HREF="../../../../org/apache/http/HttpEntity.html" title="interface in org.apache.http">HttpEntity</A>&nbsp;entity)</CODE>
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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Read the contents of an entity and return it as a byte array.</TD>
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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Read the contents of an entity and return it as a String.</TD>
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<TD><CODE><B><A HREF="../../../../org/apache/http/util/EntityUtils.html#toString(org.apache.http.HttpEntity, java.nio.charset.Charset)">toString</A></B>(<A HREF="../../../../org/apache/http/HttpEntity.html" title="interface in org.apache.http">HttpEntity</A>&nbsp;entity,
<A HREF="http://download.oracle.com/javase/1.5.0/docs/api/java/nio/charset/Charset.html" title="class or interface in java.nio.charset">Charset</A>&nbsp;defaultCharset)</CODE>
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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Get the entity content as a String, using the provided default character set
if none is found in the entity.</TD>
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<TD><CODE><B><A HREF="../../../../org/apache/http/util/EntityUtils.html#toString(org.apache.http.HttpEntity, java.lang.String)">toString</A></B>(<A HREF="../../../../org/apache/http/HttpEntity.html" title="interface in org.apache.http">HttpEntity</A>&nbsp;entity,
<A HREF="http://download.oracle.com/javase/1.5.0/docs/api/java/lang/String.html" title="class or interface in java.lang">String</A>&nbsp;defaultCharset)</CODE>
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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Get the entity content as a String, using the provided default character set
if none is found in the entity.</TD>
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<A NAME="consumeQuietly(org.apache.http.HttpEntity)"><!-- --></A><H3>
consumeQuietly</H3>
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public static void <B>consumeQuietly</B>(<A HREF="../../../../org/apache/http/HttpEntity.html" title="interface in org.apache.http">HttpEntity</A>&nbsp;entity)</PRE>
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<DD>Ensures that the entity content is fully consumed and the content stream, if exists,
is closed. The process is done, <i>quietly</i> , without throwing any IOException.
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<DD><DL>
<DT><B>Parameters:</B><DD><CODE>entity</CODE> - <DT><B>Since:</B></DT>
<DD>4.2</DD>
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<A NAME="consume(org.apache.http.HttpEntity)"><!-- --></A><H3>
consume</H3>
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public static void <B>consume</B>(<A HREF="../../../../org/apache/http/HttpEntity.html" title="interface in org.apache.http">HttpEntity</A>&nbsp;entity)
throws <A HREF="http://download.oracle.com/javase/1.5.0/docs/api/java/io/IOException.html" title="class or interface in java.io">IOException</A></PRE>
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<DD>Ensures that the entity content is fully consumed and the content stream, if exists,
is closed.
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<DD><DL>
<DT><B>Parameters:</B><DD><CODE>entity</CODE> -
<DT><B>Throws:</B>
<DD><CODE><A HREF="http://download.oracle.com/javase/1.5.0/docs/api/java/io/IOException.html" title="class or interface in java.io">IOException</A></CODE> - if an error occurs reading the input stream<DT><B>Since:</B></DT>
<DD>4.1</DD>
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<A NAME="toByteArray(org.apache.http.HttpEntity)"><!-- --></A><H3>
toByteArray</H3>
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public static byte[] <B>toByteArray</B>(<A HREF="../../../../org/apache/http/HttpEntity.html" title="interface in org.apache.http">HttpEntity</A>&nbsp;entity)
throws <A HREF="http://download.oracle.com/javase/1.5.0/docs/api/java/io/IOException.html" title="class or interface in java.io">IOException</A></PRE>
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<DD>Read the contents of an entity and return it as a byte array.
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<DT><B>Parameters:</B><DD><CODE>entity</CODE> -
<DT><B>Returns:</B><DD>byte array containing the entity content. May be null if
<A HREF="../../../../org/apache/http/HttpEntity.html#getContent()"><CODE>HttpEntity.getContent()</CODE></A> is null.
<DT><B>Throws:</B>
<DD><CODE><A HREF="http://download.oracle.com/javase/1.5.0/docs/api/java/io/IOException.html" title="class or interface in java.io">IOException</A></CODE> - if an error occurs reading the input stream
<DD><CODE><A HREF="http://download.oracle.com/javase/1.5.0/docs/api/java/lang/IllegalArgumentException.html" title="class or interface in java.lang">IllegalArgumentException</A></CODE> - if entity is null or if content length > Integer.MAX_VALUE</DL>
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<A NAME="getContentCharSet(org.apache.http.HttpEntity)"><!-- --></A><H3>
getContentCharSet</H3>
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<FONT SIZE="-1"><A HREF="http://download.oracle.com/javase/1.5.0/docs/api/java/lang/Deprecated.html" title="class or interface in java.lang">@Deprecated</A>
</FONT>public static <A HREF="http://download.oracle.com/javase/1.5.0/docs/api/java/lang/String.html" title="class or interface in java.lang">String</A> <B>getContentCharSet</B>(<A HREF="../../../../org/apache/http/HttpEntity.html" title="interface in org.apache.http">HttpEntity</A>&nbsp;entity)
throws <A HREF="../../../../org/apache/http/ParseException.html" title="class in org.apache.http">ParseException</A></PRE>
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<DD><B>Deprecated.</B>&nbsp;<I>(4.1.3) use <A HREF="../../../../org/apache/http/entity/ContentType.html#getOrDefault(org.apache.http.HttpEntity)"><CODE>ContentType.getOrDefault(HttpEntity)</CODE></A></I>
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<DD>Obtains character set of the entity, if known.
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<DT><B>Parameters:</B><DD><CODE>entity</CODE> - must not be null
<DT><B>Returns:</B><DD>the character set, or null if not found
<DT><B>Throws:</B>
<DD><CODE><A HREF="../../../../org/apache/http/ParseException.html" title="class in org.apache.http">ParseException</A></CODE> - if header elements cannot be parsed
<DD><CODE><A HREF="http://download.oracle.com/javase/1.5.0/docs/api/java/lang/IllegalArgumentException.html" title="class or interface in java.lang">IllegalArgumentException</A></CODE> - if entity is null</DL>
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<A NAME="getContentMimeType(org.apache.http.HttpEntity)"><!-- --></A><H3>
getContentMimeType</H3>
<PRE>
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</FONT>public static <A HREF="http://download.oracle.com/javase/1.5.0/docs/api/java/lang/String.html" title="class or interface in java.lang">String</A> <B>getContentMimeType</B>(<A HREF="../../../../org/apache/http/HttpEntity.html" title="interface in org.apache.http">HttpEntity</A>&nbsp;entity)
throws <A HREF="../../../../org/apache/http/ParseException.html" title="class in org.apache.http">ParseException</A></PRE>
<DL>
<DD><B>Deprecated.</B>&nbsp;<I>(4.1.3) use <A HREF="../../../../org/apache/http/entity/ContentType.html#getOrDefault(org.apache.http.HttpEntity)"><CODE>ContentType.getOrDefault(HttpEntity)</CODE></A></I>
<P>
<DD>Obtains mime type of the entity, if known.
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<DD><DL>
<DT><B>Parameters:</B><DD><CODE>entity</CODE> - must not be null
<DT><B>Returns:</B><DD>the character set, or null if not found
<DT><B>Throws:</B>
<DD><CODE><A HREF="../../../../org/apache/http/ParseException.html" title="class in org.apache.http">ParseException</A></CODE> - if header elements cannot be parsed
<DD><CODE><A HREF="http://download.oracle.com/javase/1.5.0/docs/api/java/lang/IllegalArgumentException.html" title="class or interface in java.lang">IllegalArgumentException</A></CODE> - if entity is null<DT><B>Since:</B></DT>
<DD>4.1</DD>
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</DD>
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<A NAME="toString(org.apache.http.HttpEntity, java.nio.charset.Charset)"><!-- --></A><H3>
toString</H3>
<PRE>
public static <A HREF="http://download.oracle.com/javase/1.5.0/docs/api/java/lang/String.html" title="class or interface in java.lang">String</A> <B>toString</B>(<A HREF="../../../../org/apache/http/HttpEntity.html" title="interface in org.apache.http">HttpEntity</A>&nbsp;entity,
<A HREF="http://download.oracle.com/javase/1.5.0/docs/api/java/nio/charset/Charset.html" title="class or interface in java.nio.charset">Charset</A>&nbsp;defaultCharset)
throws <A HREF="http://download.oracle.com/javase/1.5.0/docs/api/java/io/IOException.html" title="class or interface in java.io">IOException</A>,
<A HREF="../../../../org/apache/http/ParseException.html" title="class in org.apache.http">ParseException</A></PRE>
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<DD>Get the entity content as a String, using the provided default character set
if none is found in the entity.
If defaultCharset is null, the default "ISO-8859-1" is used.
<P>
<DD><DL>
<DT><B>Parameters:</B><DD><CODE>entity</CODE> - must not be null<DD><CODE>defaultCharset</CODE> - character set to be applied if none found in the entity
<DT><B>Returns:</B><DD>the entity content as a String. May be null if
<A HREF="../../../../org/apache/http/HttpEntity.html#getContent()"><CODE>HttpEntity.getContent()</CODE></A> is null.
<DT><B>Throws:</B>
<DD><CODE><A HREF="../../../../org/apache/http/ParseException.html" title="class in org.apache.http">ParseException</A></CODE> - if header elements cannot be parsed
<DD><CODE><A HREF="http://download.oracle.com/javase/1.5.0/docs/api/java/lang/IllegalArgumentException.html" title="class or interface in java.lang">IllegalArgumentException</A></CODE> - if entity is null or if content length > Integer.MAX_VALUE
<DD><CODE><A HREF="http://download.oracle.com/javase/1.5.0/docs/api/java/io/IOException.html" title="class or interface in java.io">IOException</A></CODE> - if an error occurs reading the input stream</DL>
</DD>
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<A NAME="toString(org.apache.http.HttpEntity, java.lang.String)"><!-- --></A><H3>
toString</H3>
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public static <A HREF="http://download.oracle.com/javase/1.5.0/docs/api/java/lang/String.html" title="class or interface in java.lang">String</A> <B>toString</B>(<A HREF="../../../../org/apache/http/HttpEntity.html" title="interface in org.apache.http">HttpEntity</A>&nbsp;entity,
<A HREF="http://download.oracle.com/javase/1.5.0/docs/api/java/lang/String.html" title="class or interface in java.lang">String</A>&nbsp;defaultCharset)
throws <A HREF="http://download.oracle.com/javase/1.5.0/docs/api/java/io/IOException.html" title="class or interface in java.io">IOException</A>,
<A HREF="../../../../org/apache/http/ParseException.html" title="class in org.apache.http">ParseException</A></PRE>
<DL>
<DD>Get the entity content as a String, using the provided default character set
if none is found in the entity.
If defaultCharset is null, the default "ISO-8859-1" is used.
<P>
<DD><DL>
<DT><B>Parameters:</B><DD><CODE>entity</CODE> - must not be null<DD><CODE>defaultCharset</CODE> - character set to be applied if none found in the entity
<DT><B>Returns:</B><DD>the entity content as a String. May be null if
<A HREF="../../../../org/apache/http/HttpEntity.html#getContent()"><CODE>HttpEntity.getContent()</CODE></A> is null.
<DT><B>Throws:</B>
<DD><CODE><A HREF="../../../../org/apache/http/ParseException.html" title="class in org.apache.http">ParseException</A></CODE> - if header elements cannot be parsed
<DD><CODE><A HREF="http://download.oracle.com/javase/1.5.0/docs/api/java/lang/IllegalArgumentException.html" title="class or interface in java.lang">IllegalArgumentException</A></CODE> - if entity is null or if content length > Integer.MAX_VALUE
<DD><CODE><A HREF="http://download.oracle.com/javase/1.5.0/docs/api/java/io/IOException.html" title="class or interface in java.io">IOException</A></CODE> - if an error occurs reading the input stream</DL>
</DD>
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<A NAME="toString(org.apache.http.HttpEntity)"><!-- --></A><H3>
toString</H3>
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public static <A HREF="http://download.oracle.com/javase/1.5.0/docs/api/java/lang/String.html" title="class or interface in java.lang">String</A> <B>toString</B>(<A HREF="../../../../org/apache/http/HttpEntity.html" title="interface in org.apache.http">HttpEntity</A>&nbsp;entity)
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<DD>Read the contents of an entity and return it as a String.
The content is converted using the character set from the entity (if any),
failing that, "ISO-8859-1" is used.
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<DT><B>Parameters:</B><DD><CODE>entity</CODE> -
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<DD><CODE><A HREF="../../../../org/apache/http/ParseException.html" title="class in org.apache.http">ParseException</A></CODE> - if header elements cannot be parsed
<DD><CODE><A HREF="http://download.oracle.com/javase/1.5.0/docs/api/java/lang/IllegalArgumentException.html" title="class or interface in java.lang">IllegalArgumentException</A></CODE> - if entity is null or if content length > Integer.MAX_VALUE
<DD><CODE><A HREF="http://download.oracle.com/javase/1.5.0/docs/api/java/io/IOException.html" title="class or interface in java.io">IOException</A></CODE> - if an error occurs reading the input stream</DL>
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