Interface RequestContext


public interface RequestContext
Version:
$Revision: 630 $
Author:
Julien Viet
  • Method Summary

    Modifier and Type
    Method
    Description
    Returns the name of the character encoding used in the body of this request.
    int
    Returns the length, in bytes, of the request body which is made available by the input stream, or -1 if the length is not known.
    Returns the MIME type of the body of the request, or null if the type is not known.
    Retrieves the body of the HTTP request from client to portal as binary data using an InputStream.
    Retrieves the body of the HTTP request from the client to the portal as character data using a BufferedReader.
  • Method Details

    • getCharacterEncoding

      String getCharacterEncoding()
      Returns the name of the character encoding used in the body of this request. This method returns null if the request does not specify a character encoding.
      Returns:
      a String containing the name of the chararacter encoding, or null if the request does not specify a character encoding.
    • getContentLength

      int getContentLength()
      Returns the length, in bytes, of the request body which is made available by the input stream, or -1 if the length is not known.
      Returns:
      an integer containing the length of the request body or -1 if the length is not known
    • getContentType

      String getContentType()
      Returns the MIME type of the body of the request, or null if the type is not known.
      Returns:
      a String containing the name of the MIME type of the request, or null if the type is not known.
    • getReader

      BufferedReader getReader() throws IOException
      Retrieves the body of the HTTP request from the client to the portal as character data using a BufferedReader. The reader translates the character data according to the character encoding used on the body. Either this method or getInputStream() may be called to read the body, not both. For HTTP POST data of type application/x-www-form-urlencoded this method throws an IllegalStateException as this data has been already processed by the portal/portlet-container and is available as request parameters.
      Returns:
      a BufferedReader containing the body of the request
      Throws:
      UnsupportedEncodingException - if the character set encoding used is not supported and the text cannot be decoded
      IllegalStateException - if getInputStream() method has been called on this request, it is a HTTP POST data of type application/x-www-form-urlencoded.
      IOException - if an input or output exception occurred
      See Also:
    • getInputStream

      Retrieves the body of the HTTP request from client to portal as binary data using an InputStream. Either this method or getReader() may be called to read the body, but not both. For HTTP POST data of type application/x-www-form-urlencoded this method throws an IllegalStateException as this data has been already processed by the portal/portlet-container and is available as request parameters.
      Returns:
      an input stream containing the body of the request
      Throws:
      IllegalStateException - if getReader was already called, or it is a HTTP POST data of type application/x-www-form-urlencoded
      IOException - if an input or output exception occurred