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Class BasicHttpEntity</H2>
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<DT><B>All Implemented Interfaces:</B> <DD><A HREF="../../../../org/apache/http/HttpEntity.html" title="interface in org.apache.http">HttpEntity</A></DD>
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<DT><B>Direct Known Subclasses:</B> <DD><A HREF="../../../../org/apache/http/nio/entity/ContentBufferEntity.html" title="class in org.apache.http.nio.entity">ContentBufferEntity</A></DD>
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<DT><PRE><FONT SIZE="-1"><A HREF="../../../../org/apache/http/annotation/NotThreadSafe.html" title="annotation in org.apache.http.annotation">@NotThreadSafe</A>
</FONT>public class <B>BasicHttpEntity</B><DT>extends <A HREF="../../../../org/apache/http/entity/AbstractHttpEntity.html" title="class in org.apache.http.entity">AbstractHttpEntity</A></DL>
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A generic streamed, non-repeatable entity that obtains its content
from an <A HREF="http://download.oracle.com/javase/1.5.0/docs/api/java/io/InputStream.html" title="class or interface in java.io"><CODE>InputStream</CODE></A>.
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<DT><B>Since:</B></DT>
<DD>4.0</DD>
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<TD><CODE><B><A HREF="../../../../org/apache/http/entity/BasicHttpEntity.html#BasicHttpEntity()">BasicHttpEntity</A></B>()</CODE>
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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Creates a new basic entity.</TD>
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<CODE>&nbsp;void</CODE></FONT></TD>
<TD><CODE><B><A HREF="../../../../org/apache/http/entity/BasicHttpEntity.html#consumeContent()">consumeContent</A></B>()</CODE>
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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<B>Deprecated.</B>&nbsp;<I>(4.1) Either use <A HREF="../../../../org/apache/http/entity/BasicHttpEntity.html#getContent()"><CODE>getContent()</CODE></A> and call <A HREF="http://download.oracle.com/javase/1.5.0/docs/api/java/io/InputStream.html#close()" title="class or interface in java.io"><CODE>InputStream.close()</CODE></A> on that;
otherwise call <A HREF="../../../../org/apache/http/entity/BasicHttpEntity.html#writeTo(java.io.OutputStream)"><CODE>writeTo(OutputStream)</CODE></A> which is required to free the resources.</I></TD>
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<CODE>&nbsp;<A HREF="http://download.oracle.com/javase/1.5.0/docs/api/java/io/InputStream.html" title="class or interface in java.io">InputStream</A></CODE></FONT></TD>
<TD><CODE><B><A HREF="../../../../org/apache/http/entity/BasicHttpEntity.html#getContent()">getContent</A></B>()</CODE>
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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Obtains the content, once only.</TD>
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<CODE>&nbsp;long</CODE></FONT></TD>
<TD><CODE><B><A HREF="../../../../org/apache/http/entity/BasicHttpEntity.html#getContentLength()">getContentLength</A></B>()</CODE>
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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Tells the length of the content, if known.</TD>
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<CODE>&nbsp;boolean</CODE></FONT></TD>
<TD><CODE><B><A HREF="../../../../org/apache/http/entity/BasicHttpEntity.html#isRepeatable()">isRepeatable</A></B>()</CODE>
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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Tells that this entity is not repeatable.</TD>
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<CODE>&nbsp;boolean</CODE></FONT></TD>
<TD><CODE><B><A HREF="../../../../org/apache/http/entity/BasicHttpEntity.html#isStreaming()">isStreaming</A></B>()</CODE>
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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Tells whether this entity depends on an underlying stream.</TD>
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<CODE>&nbsp;void</CODE></FONT></TD>
<TD><CODE><B><A HREF="../../../../org/apache/http/entity/BasicHttpEntity.html#setContent(java.io.InputStream)">setContent</A></B>(<A HREF="http://download.oracle.com/javase/1.5.0/docs/api/java/io/InputStream.html" title="class or interface in java.io">InputStream</A>&nbsp;instream)</CODE>
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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Specifies the content.</TD>
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<TD><CODE><B><A HREF="../../../../org/apache/http/entity/BasicHttpEntity.html#setContentLength(long)">setContentLength</A></B>(long&nbsp;len)</CODE>
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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Specifies the length of the content.</TD>
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<CODE>&nbsp;void</CODE></FONT></TD>
<TD><CODE><B><A HREF="../../../../org/apache/http/entity/BasicHttpEntity.html#writeTo(java.io.OutputStream)">writeTo</A></B>(<A HREF="http://download.oracle.com/javase/1.5.0/docs/api/java/io/OutputStream.html" title="class or interface in java.io">OutputStream</A>&nbsp;outstream)</CODE>
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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Writes the entity content out to the output stream.</TD>
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BasicHttpEntity</H3>
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public <B>BasicHttpEntity</B>()</PRE>
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<DD>Creates a new basic entity.
The content is initially missing, the content length
is set to a negative number.
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getContentLength</H3>
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public long <B>getContentLength</B>()</PRE>
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<DD><B>Description copied from interface: <CODE><A HREF="../../../../org/apache/http/HttpEntity.html#getContentLength()">HttpEntity</A></CODE></B></DD>
<DD>Tells the length of the content, if known.
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<DT><B>Returns:</B><DD>the number of bytes of the content, or
a negative number if unknown. If the content length is known
but exceeds <A HREF="http://download.oracle.com/javase/1.5.0/docs/api/java/lang/Long.html#MAX_VALUE" title="class or interface in java.lang"><CODE>Long.MAX_VALUE</CODE></A>,
a negative number is returned.</DL>
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getContent</H3>
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public <A HREF="http://download.oracle.com/javase/1.5.0/docs/api/java/io/InputStream.html" title="class or interface in java.io">InputStream</A> <B>getContent</B>()
throws <A HREF="http://download.oracle.com/javase/1.5.0/docs/api/java/lang/IllegalStateException.html" title="class or interface in java.lang">IllegalStateException</A></PRE>
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<DD>Obtains the content, once only.
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<DT><B>Returns:</B><DD>the content, if this is the first call to this method
since <A HREF="../../../../org/apache/http/entity/BasicHttpEntity.html#setContent(java.io.InputStream)"><CODE>setContent</CODE></A> has been called
<DT><B>Throws:</B>
<DD><CODE><A HREF="http://download.oracle.com/javase/1.5.0/docs/api/java/lang/IllegalStateException.html" title="class or interface in java.lang">IllegalStateException</A></CODE> - if the content has not been provided<DT><B>See Also:</B><DD><A HREF="../../../../org/apache/http/HttpEntity.html#isRepeatable()"><CODE>HttpEntity.isRepeatable()</CODE></A></DL>
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isRepeatable</H3>
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public boolean <B>isRepeatable</B>()</PRE>
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<DD>Tells that this entity is not repeatable.
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<DT><B>Returns:</B><DD><code>false</code></DL>
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setContentLength</H3>
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public void <B>setContentLength</B>(long&nbsp;len)</PRE>
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<DD>Specifies the length of the content.
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<DT><B>Parameters:</B><DD><CODE>len</CODE> - the number of bytes in the content, or
a negative number to indicate an unknown length</DL>
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setContent</H3>
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public void <B>setContent</B>(<A HREF="http://download.oracle.com/javase/1.5.0/docs/api/java/io/InputStream.html" title="class or interface in java.io">InputStream</A>&nbsp;instream)</PRE>
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<DD>Specifies the content.
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<DT><B>Parameters:</B><DD><CODE>instream</CODE> - the stream to return with the next call to
<A HREF="../../../../org/apache/http/entity/BasicHttpEntity.html#getContent()"><CODE>getContent</CODE></A></DL>
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writeTo</H3>
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public void <B>writeTo</B>(<A HREF="http://download.oracle.com/javase/1.5.0/docs/api/java/io/OutputStream.html" title="class or interface in java.io">OutputStream</A>&nbsp;outstream)
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><B>Description copied from interface: <CODE><A HREF="../../../../org/apache/http/HttpEntity.html#writeTo(java.io.OutputStream)">HttpEntity</A></CODE></B></DD>
<DD>Writes the entity content out to the output stream.
<p>
<p>
IMPORTANT: Please note all entity implementations must ensure that
all allocated resources are properly deallocated when this method
returns.
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<DT><B>Parameters:</B><DD><CODE>outstream</CODE> - the output stream to write entity content to
<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 I/O error occurs</DL>
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isStreaming</H3>
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public boolean <B>isStreaming</B>()</PRE>
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<DD><B>Description copied from interface: <CODE><A HREF="../../../../org/apache/http/HttpEntity.html#isStreaming()">HttpEntity</A></CODE></B></DD>
<DD>Tells whether this entity depends on an underlying stream.
Streamed entities that read data directly from the socket should
return <code>true</code>. Self-contained entities should return
<code>false</code>. Wrapping entities should delegate this call
to the wrapped entity.
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<DT><B>Returns:</B><DD><code>true</code> if the entity content is streamed,
<code>false</code> otherwise</DL>
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consumeContent</H3>
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</FONT>public void <B>consumeContent</B>()
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><B>Deprecated.</B>&nbsp;<I>(4.1) Either use <A HREF="../../../../org/apache/http/entity/BasicHttpEntity.html#getContent()"><CODE>getContent()</CODE></A> and call <A HREF="http://download.oracle.com/javase/1.5.0/docs/api/java/io/InputStream.html#close()" title="class or interface in java.io"><CODE>InputStream.close()</CODE></A> on that;
otherwise call <A HREF="../../../../org/apache/http/entity/BasicHttpEntity.html#writeTo(java.io.OutputStream)"><CODE>writeTo(OutputStream)</CODE></A> which is required to free the resources.</I>
<P>
<DD>Closes the content InputStream.
<P>
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<DT><B>Specified by:</B><DD><CODE><A HREF="../../../../org/apache/http/HttpEntity.html#consumeContent()">consumeContent</A></CODE> in interface <CODE><A HREF="../../../../org/apache/http/HttpEntity.html" title="interface in org.apache.http">HttpEntity</A></CODE><DT><B>Overrides:</B><DD><CODE><A HREF="../../../../org/apache/http/entity/AbstractHttpEntity.html#consumeContent()">consumeContent</A></CODE> in class <CODE><A HREF="../../../../org/apache/http/entity/AbstractHttpEntity.html" title="class in org.apache.http.entity">AbstractHttpEntity</A></CODE></DL>
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<DD><DL>
<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 I/O error occurs.<DT><B>See Also:</B><DD><A HREF="../../../../org/apache/http/HttpEntity.html#getContent()"><CODE>and #writeTo(OutputStream)</CODE></A></DL>
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