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HttpHead.javaAPI DocAndroid 1.5 API2762Wed May 06 22:41:10 BST 2009org.apache.http.client.methods

HttpHead

public class HttpHead extends HttpRequestBase
HTTP HEAD method.

The HTTP HEAD method is defined in section 9.4 of RFC2616:

The HEAD method is identical to GET except that the server MUST NOT return a message-body in the response. The metainformation contained in the HTTP headers in response to a HEAD request SHOULD be identical to the information sent in response to a GET request. This method can be used for obtaining metainformation about the entity implied by the request without transferring the entity-body itself. This method is often used for testing hypertext links for validity, accessibility, and recent modification.

version
$Revision: 664505 $
since
4.0

Fields Summary
public static final String
METHOD_NAME
Constructors Summary
public HttpHead()

    
      
        super();
public HttpHead(URI uri)

        super();
        setURI(uri);
public HttpHead(String uri)

throws
IllegalArgumentException if the uri is invalid.

        super();
        setURI(URI.create(uri));
Methods Summary
public java.lang.StringgetMethod()

        return METHOD_NAME;