Interface ServletResponse
- All Known Subinterfaces:
HttpServletResponse
- All Known Implementing Classes:
HttpServletResponseWrapper
,ServletResponseWrapper
ServletResponse
object and passes it as an argument to the servlet's service
method.
To send binary data in a MIME body response, use the ServletOutputStream
returned by
getOutputStream()
. To send character data, use the PrintWriter
object returned by
getWriter()
. To mix binary and text data, for example, to create a multipart response, use a
ServletOutputStream
and manage the character sections manually.
The charset for the MIME body response can be specified explicitly or implicitly. The priority order for specifying the response body is:
- explicitly per request using
setCharacterEncoding(java.lang.String)
andsetContentType(java.lang.String)
- implicitly per request using
setLocale(java.util.Locale)
- per web application via the deployment descriptor or
ServletContext.setRequestCharacterEncoding(String)
- container default via vendor specific configuration
- ISO-8859-1
setCharacterEncoding
, setContentType
, or setLocale
method must be called
before getWriter
and before committing the response for the character encoding to be used.
See the Internet RFCs such as RFC 2045 for more information on MIME. Protocols such as SMTP and HTTP define profiles of MIME, and those standards are still evolving.
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Method Summary
Modifier and TypeMethodDescriptionvoid
Forces any content in the buffer to be written to the client.int
Returns the actual buffer size used for the response.Returns the name of the character encoding (MIME charset) used for the body sent in this response.Returns the content type used for the MIME body sent in this response.Returns the locale specified for this response using thesetLocale(java.util.Locale)
method.Returns aServletOutputStream
suitable for writing binary data in the response.Returns aPrintWriter
object that can send character text to the client.boolean
Returns a boolean indicating if the response has been committed.void
reset()
Clears any data that exists in the buffer as well as the status code and headers.void
Clears the content of the underlying buffer in the response without clearing headers or status code.void
setBufferSize
(int size) Sets the preferred buffer size for the body of the response.void
setCharacterEncoding
(String charset) Sets the character encoding (MIME charset) of the response being sent to the client, for example, to UTF-8.void
setContentLength
(int len) Sets the length of the content body in the response In HTTP servlets, this method sets the HTTP Content-Length header.void
setContentLengthLong
(long length) Sets the length of the content body in the response In HTTP servlets, this method sets the HTTP Content-Length header.void
setContentType
(String type) Sets the content type of the response being sent to the client, if the response has not been committed yet.void
Sets the locale of the response, if the response has not been committed yet.
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Method Details
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getCharacterEncoding
String getCharacterEncoding()Returns the name of the character encoding (MIME charset) used for the body sent in this response. The charset for the MIME body response can be specified explicitly or implicitly. The priority order for specifying the response body is:- explicitly per request using
setCharacterEncoding(java.lang.String)
andsetContentType(java.lang.String)
- implicitly per request using
setLocale(java.util.Locale)
- per web application via the deployment descriptor or
ServletContext.setRequestCharacterEncoding(String)
- container default via vendor specific configuration
- ISO-8859-1
setCharacterEncoding(java.lang.String)
,setContentType(java.lang.String)
orsetLocale(java.util.Locale)
aftergetWriter
has been called or after the response has been committed have no effect on the character encoding. If no character encoding has been specified,ISO-8859-1
is returned.See RFC 2047 (http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc2047.txt) for more information about character encoding and MIME.
- Returns:
- a
String
specifying the name of the character encoding, for example,UTF-8
- explicitly per request using
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getContentType
String getContentType()Returns the content type used for the MIME body sent in this response. The content type proper must have been specified usingsetContentType(java.lang.String)
before the response is committed. If no content type has been specified, this method returns null. If a content type has been specified and a character encoding has been explicitly or implicitly specified as described ingetCharacterEncoding()
, the charset parameter is included in the string returned. If no character encoding has been specified, the charset parameter is omitted.- Returns:
- a
String
specifying the content type, for example,text/html; charset=UTF-8
, or null - Since:
- Servlet 2.4
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getOutputStream
Returns aServletOutputStream
suitable for writing binary data in the response. The servlet container does not encode the binary data.Calling flush() on the ServletOutputStream commits the response. Either this method or
getWriter()
may be called to write the body, not both.- Returns:
- a
ServletOutputStream
for writing binary data - Throws:
IllegalStateException
- if thegetWriter
method has been called on this responseIOException
- if an input or output exception occurred- See Also:
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getWriter
Returns aPrintWriter
object that can send character text to the client. ThePrintWriter
uses the character encoding returned bygetCharacterEncoding()
. If the response's character encoding has not been specified as described ingetCharacterEncoding
(i.e., the method just returns the default valueISO-8859-1
),getWriter
updates it toISO-8859-1
.Calling flush() on the
PrintWriter
commits the response.Either this method or
getOutputStream()
may be called to write the body, not both.- Returns:
- a
PrintWriter
object that can return character data to the client - Throws:
UnsupportedEncodingException
- if the character encoding returned bygetCharacterEncoding
cannot be usedIllegalStateException
- if thegetOutputStream
method has already been called for this response objectIOException
- if an input or output exception occurred- See Also:
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setCharacterEncoding
Sets the character encoding (MIME charset) of the response being sent to the client, for example, to UTF-8. If the character encoding has already been set by container default, ServletContext default,setContentType(java.lang.String)
orsetLocale(java.util.Locale)
, this method overrides it. CallingsetContentType(java.lang.String)
with theString
oftext/html
and calling this method with theString
ofUTF-8
is equivalent with callingsetContentType
with theString
oftext/html; charset=UTF-8
.This method can be called repeatedly to change the character encoding. This method has no effect if it is called after
getWriter
has been called or after the response has been committed.Containers must communicate the character encoding used for the servlet response's writer to the client if the protocol provides a way for doing so. In the case of HTTP, the character encoding is communicated as part of the
Content-Type
header for text media types. Note that the character encoding cannot be communicated via HTTP headers if the servlet does not specify a content type; however, it is still used to encode text written via the servlet response's writer.- Parameters:
charset
- a String specifying only the character set defined by IANA Character Sets (http://www.iana.org/assignments/character-sets)- Since:
- Servlet 2.4
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setContentLength
void setContentLength(int len) Sets the length of the content body in the response In HTTP servlets, this method sets the HTTP Content-Length header.- Parameters:
len
- an integer specifying the length of the content being returned to the client; sets the Content-Length header
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setContentLengthLong
void setContentLengthLong(long length) Sets the length of the content body in the response In HTTP servlets, this method sets the HTTP Content-Length header.- Parameters:
length
- an integer specifying the length of the content being returned to the client; sets the Content-Length header- Since:
- Servlet 3.1
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setContentType
Sets the content type of the response being sent to the client, if the response has not been committed yet. The given content type may include a character encoding specification, for example,text/html;charset=UTF-8
. The response's character encoding is only set from the given content type if this method is called beforegetWriter
is called.This method may be called repeatedly to change content type and character encoding. This method has no effect if called after the response has been committed. It does not set the response's character encoding if it is called after
getWriter
has been called or after the response has been committed.Containers must communicate the content type and the character encoding used for the servlet response's writer to the client if the protocol provides a way for doing so. In the case of HTTP, the
Content-Type
header is used.- Parameters:
type
- aString
specifying the MIME type of the content- See Also:
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setBufferSize
void setBufferSize(int size) Sets the preferred buffer size for the body of the response. The servlet container will use a buffer at least as large as the size requested. The actual buffer size used can be found usinggetBufferSize
.A larger buffer allows more content to be written before anything is actually sent, thus providing the servlet with more time to set appropriate status codes and headers. A smaller buffer decreases server memory load and allows the client to start receiving data more quickly.
This method must be called before any response body content is written; if content has been written or the response object has been committed, this method throws an
IllegalStateException
.- Parameters:
size
- the preferred buffer size- Throws:
IllegalStateException
- if this method is called after content has been written- See Also:
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getBufferSize
int getBufferSize()Returns the actual buffer size used for the response. If no buffering is used, this method returns 0.- Returns:
- the actual buffer size used
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flushBuffer
Forces any content in the buffer to be written to the client. A call to this method automatically commits the response, meaning the status code and headers will be written.- Throws:
IOException
- if an I/O occurs during the flushing of the response- See Also:
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resetBuffer
void resetBuffer()Clears the content of the underlying buffer in the response without clearing headers or status code. If the response has been committed, this method throws anIllegalStateException
.- Since:
- Servlet 2.3
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isCommitted
boolean isCommitted()Returns a boolean indicating if the response has been committed. A committed response has already had its status code and headers written.- Returns:
- a boolean indicating if the response has been committed
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reset
void reset()Clears any data that exists in the buffer as well as the status code and headers. If the response has been committed, this method throws anIllegalStateException
.- Throws:
IllegalStateException
- if the response has already been committed- See Also:
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setLocale
Sets the locale of the response, if the response has not been committed yet. It also sets the response's character encoding appropriately for the locale, if the character encoding has not been explicitly set usingsetContentType(java.lang.String)
orsetCharacterEncoding(java.lang.String)
,getWriter
hasn't been called yet, and the response hasn't been committed yet. If the deployment descriptor contains alocale-encoding-mapping-list
element, and that element provides a mapping for the given locale, that mapping is used. Otherwise, the mapping from locale to character encoding is container dependent.This method may be called repeatedly to change locale and character encoding. The method has no effect if called after the response has been committed. It does not set the response's character encoding if it is called after
setContentType(java.lang.String)
has been called with a charset specification, aftersetCharacterEncoding(java.lang.String)
has been called, aftergetWriter
has been called, or after the response has been committed.Containers must communicate the locale and the character encoding used for the servlet response's writer to the client if the protocol provides a way for doing so. In the case of HTTP, the locale is communicated via the
Content-Language
header, the character encoding as part of theContent-Type
header for text media types. Note that the character encoding cannot be communicated via HTTP headers if the servlet does not specify a content type; however, it is still used to encode text written via the servlet response's writer.- Parameters:
loc
- the locale of the response- See Also:
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getLocale
Locale getLocale()Returns the locale specified for this response using thesetLocale(java.util.Locale)
method. Calls made tosetLocale
after the response is committed have no effect.- Returns:
- The locale specified for this response using the
setLocale(java.util.Locale)
method. If no locale has been specified, the container's default locale is returned. - See Also:
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