AbstractClientHttpRequest (Spring Framework 3.2.1.RELEASE API)
Date: 2013-01-24

org.springframework.http.client

## Class AbstractClientHttpRequest

- java.lang.Object
- - org.springframework.http.client.AbstractClientHttpRequest

- All Implemented Interfaces:
    ClientHttpRequest, HttpMessage, HttpOutputMessage, HttpRequest

      public abstract class AbstractClientHttpRequest
      extends Object
      implements ClientHttpRequest

  Abstract base for `ClientHttpRequest` that makes sure that headers and body are not written multiple times.
  Since:
    3.0
  Author:
    Arjen Poutsma

- - ### Constructor Summary

    Constructors
    Constructor and Description
    `AbstractClientHttpRequest()`

  - ### Method Summary

    Methods
    Modifier and Type | Method and Description
    --- | ---
    `ClientHttpResponse` | `execute()` Execute this request, resulting in a `ClientHttpResponse` that can be read.
    `protected abstract ClientHttpResponse` | `executeInternal(HttpHeaders headers)` Abstract template method that writes the given headers and content to the HTTP request.
    `OutputStream` | `getBody()` Return the body of the message as an output stream.
    `protected abstract OutputStream` | `getBodyInternal(HttpHeaders headers)` Abstract template method that returns the body.
    `HttpHeaders` | `getHeaders()` Return the headers of this message.

    - ### Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

      `clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait`

    - ### Methods inherited from interface org.springframework.http.HttpRequest

      `getMethod, getURI`

- - ### Constructor Detail

    - #### AbstractClientHttpRequest

          public AbstractClientHttpRequest()

  - ### Method Detail

    - #### getHeaders

          public final HttpHeaders getHeaders()

      Description copied from interface: `HttpMessage`
      Return the headers of this message.
      Specified by:
        `getHeaders` in interface `HttpMessage`
      Returns:
        a corresponding HttpHeaders object

    - #### getBody

          public final OutputStream getBody()
                                     throws IOException

      Description copied from interface: `HttpOutputMessage`
      Return the body of the message as an output stream.
      Specified by:
        `getBody` in interface `HttpOutputMessage`
      Returns:
        the output stream body
      Throws:
        `IOException` - in case of I/O Errors

    - #### execute

          public final ClientHttpResponse execute()
                                           throws IOException

      Description copied from interface: `ClientHttpRequest`
      Execute this request, resulting in a `ClientHttpResponse` that can be read.
      Specified by:
        `execute` in interface `ClientHttpRequest`
      Returns:
        the response result of the execution
      Throws:
        `IOException` - in case of I/O errors

    - #### getBodyInternal

          protected abstract OutputStream getBodyInternal(HttpHeaders headers)
                                                   throws IOException

      Abstract template method that returns the body.
      Parameters:
        `headers` - the HTTP headers
      Returns:
        the body output stream
      Throws:
        `IOException`

    - #### executeInternal

          protected abstract ClientHttpResponse executeInternal(HttpHeaders headers)
                                                         throws IOException

      Abstract template method that writes the given headers and content to the HTTP request.
      Parameters:
        `headers` - the HTTP headers
      Returns:
        the response object for the executed request
      Throws:
        `IOException`