com.meterware.httpunit
Class PostMethodWebRequest

java.lang.Object
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  +--com.meterware.httpunit.WebRequest
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        +--com.meterware.httpunit.MessageBodyWebRequest
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              +--com.meterware.httpunit.PostMethodWebRequest

public class PostMethodWebRequest

extends MessageBodyWebRequest

An HTTP request using the POST method.

Inner classes inherited from class com.meterware.httpunit.MessageBodyWebRequest

MessageBodyWebRequest.InputStreamMessageBody

Constructor Summary

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

PostMethodWebRequest(String urlString, InputStream source, String contentType)
Constructs a web request using a specific absolute url string and input stream.

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

Method Summary

protected MessageBody	getMessageBody() Subclasses must override this method to provide a message body for the request.
String	getMethod() Returns the HTTP method defined for this request.
String	getQueryString() Returns the query string defined for this request.
protected boolean	maySelectFile(String parameterName) Returns true if selectFile may be called with this parameter.
void	setMimeEncoded(boolean mimeEncoded) Selects whether MIME-encoding will be used for this request.

Methods inherited from class com.meterware.httpunit.MessageBodyWebRequest

completeRequest, getContentType, writeMessageBody

Methods inherited from class com.meterware.httpunit.WebRequest

getCharacterSet, getHeaders, getParameter, getParameterHolder, getParameterNames, getParameterValues, getRequestParameterNames, getTarget, getURL, getURLBase, getURLString, isFileParameter, isMimeEncoded, removeParameter, selectFile, selectFile, selectFile, setHeaderField, setImageButtonClickPosition, setParameter, setParameter, setParameter, toString

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

PostMethodWebRequest

public PostMethodWebRequest(String urlString)

Constructs a web request using a specific absolute url string.

PostMethodWebRequest

public PostMethodWebRequest(String urlString,
                            InputStream source,
                            String contentType)

Constructs a web request using a specific absolute url string and input stream.

Parameters:

urlString - the URL to which the request should be issued

source - an input stream which will provide the body of this request

contentType - the MIME content type of the body, including any character set

PostMethodWebRequest

public PostMethodWebRequest(URL urlBase,
                            String urlString,
                            String target)

Constructs a web request with a specific target.

Method Detail

setMimeEncoded

public void setMimeEncoded(boolean mimeEncoded)

Selects whether MIME-encoding will be used for this request. MIME-encoding changes the way the request is sent and is required for requests which include file parameters. This method may only be called for a request which was not created from a form.

Overrides:

setMimeEncoded in class WebRequest

getMethod

public String getMethod()

Returns the HTTP method defined for this request.

Overrides:

getMethod in class WebRequest

getQueryString

public String getQueryString()

Returns the query string defined for this request.

Overrides:

getQueryString in class WebRequest

maySelectFile

protected boolean maySelectFile(String parameterName)

Returns true if selectFile may be called with this parameter.

Overrides:

maySelectFile in class WebRequest

getMessageBody

protected MessageBody getMessageBody()

Description copied from class: MessageBodyWebRequest

Subclasses must override this method to provide a message body for the request.

Overrides:

getMessageBody in class MessageBodyWebRequest