com.meterware.httpunit
Class MessageBodyWebRequest

java.lang.Object
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  +--com.meterware.httpunit.WebRequest
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        +--com.meterware.httpunit.MessageBodyWebRequest
Direct Known Subclasses:
PostMethodWebRequest, PutMethodWebRequest

public abstract class MessageBodyWebRequest
extends WebRequest

A web request which contains a non-empty message body. Note that such requests must use the http or https protocols.


Inner Class Summary
static class MessageBodyWebRequest.InputStreamMessageBody
          A method request message body read directly from an input stream.
 
Constructor Summary
protected MessageBodyWebRequest(String urlString)
          Constructs a web request using a specific absolute url string.
protected MessageBodyWebRequest(URL urlBase, String urlString, String target)
          Constructs a web request with a specific target.
protected MessageBodyWebRequest(WebForm sourceForm, SubmitButton button, int x, int y)
          Constructs a web request for a form.
 
Method Summary
protected  void completeRequest(URLConnection connection)
          Performs any additional processing necessary to complete the request.
protected  String getContentType()
          Returns the content type of this request.
protected abstract  MessageBody getMessageBody()
          Subclasses must override this method to provide a message body for the request.
protected  void writeMessageBody(OutputStream stream)
          Writes the contents of the message body to the specified stream.
 
Methods inherited from class com.meterware.httpunit.WebRequest
getCharacterSet, getHeaders, getMethod, getParameter, getParameterHolder, getParameterNames, getParameterValues, getQueryString, getRequestParameterNames, getTarget, getURL, getURLBase, getURLString, isFileParameter, isMimeEncoded, maySelectFile, removeParameter, selectFile, selectFile, selectFile, setHeaderField, setImageButtonClickPosition, setMimeEncoded, setParameter, setParameter, setParameter, toString
 
Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait
 

Constructor Detail

MessageBodyWebRequest

protected MessageBodyWebRequest(String urlString)
Constructs a web request using a specific absolute url string.

MessageBodyWebRequest

protected MessageBodyWebRequest(URL urlBase,
                                String urlString,
                                String target)
Constructs a web request with a specific target.

MessageBodyWebRequest

protected MessageBodyWebRequest(WebForm sourceForm,
                                SubmitButton button,
                                int x,
                                int y)
Constructs a web request for a form.
Method Detail

getMessageBody

protected abstract MessageBody getMessageBody()
Subclasses must override this method to provide a message body for the request.

writeMessageBody

protected void writeMessageBody(OutputStream stream)
                         throws IOException
Description copied from class: WebRequest
Writes the contents of the message body to the specified stream.
Overrides:
writeMessageBody in class WebRequest

completeRequest

protected void completeRequest(URLConnection connection)
                        throws IOException
Performs any additional processing necessary to complete the request.
Overrides:
completeRequest in class WebRequest

getContentType

protected String getContentType()
Description copied from class: WebRequest
Returns the content type of this request. If null, no content is specified.
Overrides:
getContentType in class WebRequest