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

org.springframework.http

## Interface HttpInputMessage

- All Superinterfaces:
    HttpMessage
  All Known Subinterfaces:
    ClientHttpResponse, ServerHttpRequest
  All Known Implementing Classes:
    AbstractClientHttpResponse, MockClientHttpResponse, MockHttpInputMessage, RequestPartServletServerHttpRequest, ServletServerHttpRequest

      public interface HttpInputMessage
      extends HttpMessage

  Represents an HTTP input message, consisting of headers and a readable body.

  Typically implemented by an HTTP request on the server-side, or a response on the client-side.

  Since:
    3.0
  Author:
    Arjen Poutsma

- - ### Method Summary

    Methods
    Modifier and Type | Method and Description
    --- | ---
    `InputStream` | `getBody()` Return the body of the message as an input stream.

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

      `getHeaders`

- - ### Method Detail

    - #### getBody

          InputStream getBody()
                              throws IOException

      Return the body of the message as an input stream.
      Returns:
        the input stream body
      Throws:
        `IOException` - in case of I/O Errors