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

org.springframework.http.client

## Interface ClientHttpRequest

- All Superinterfaces:
    HttpMessage, HttpOutputMessage, HttpRequest
  All Known Implementing Classes:
    AbstractClientHttpRequest, MockClientHttpRequest

      public interface ClientHttpRequest
      extends HttpRequest, HttpOutputMessage

  Represents a client-side HTTP request. Created via an implementation of the `ClientHttpRequestFactory`.

  A `HttpRequest` can be executed, getting a `ClientHttpResponse` which can be read from.

  Since:
    3.0
  Author:
    Arjen Poutsma
  See Also:
    `ClientHttpRequestFactory.createRequest(java.net.URI, HttpMethod)`

- - ### Method Summary

    Methods
    Modifier and Type | Method and Description
    --- | ---
    `ClientHttpResponse` | `execute()` Execute this request, resulting in a `ClientHttpResponse` that can be read.

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

      `getMethod, getURI`

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

      `getBody`

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

      `getHeaders`

- - ### Method Detail

    - #### execute

          ClientHttpResponse execute()
                                     throws IOException

      Execute this request, resulting in a `ClientHttpResponse` that can be read.
      Returns:
        the response result of the execution
      Throws:
        `IOException` - in case of I/O errors