org.apache.hc.core5.http.io.entity

## Class NullEntity

- java.lang.Object
- - org.apache.hc.core5.http.io.entity.NullEntity

- All Implemented Interfaces:
    Closeable, AutoCloseable, EntityDetails, HttpEntity

      @Contract(threading=IMMUTABLE)
      public final class NullEntity
      extends Object
      implements HttpEntity

  An empty entity with no content-type. This type may be used for convenience in place of an empty `ByteArrayEntity`.
  Since:
    5.1

- - ### Field Summary

    Fields
    Modifier and Type | Field and Description
    --- | ---
    `static NullEntity` | `INSTANCE`

  - ### Method Summary

    Methods
    Modifier and Type | Method and Description
    --- | ---
    `void` | `close()`
    `InputStream` | `getContent()` Returns a content stream of the entity.
    `String` | `getContentEncoding()` Returns content encoding of the entity, if known.
    `long` | `getContentLength()` Returns length of the entity, if known.
    `String` | `getContentType()` Returns content type of the entity, if known.
    `Set<String>` | `getTrailerNames()` Preliminary declaration of trailing headers.
    `Supplier<List<? extends Header>>` | `getTrailers()` Returns supplier of message trailers - headers sent after message body.
    `boolean` | `isChunked()` Returns chunked transfer hint for this entity.
    `boolean` | `isRepeatable()` Tells if the entity is capable of producing its data more than once.
    `boolean` | `isStreaming()` Tells whether this entity depends on an underlying stream.
    `void` | `writeTo(OutputStream outStream)` Writes the entity content out to the output stream.

    - ### Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

- - ### Field Detail

    - #### INSTANCE

          public static final NullEntity INSTANCE

  - ### Method Detail

    - #### isRepeatable

          public boolean isRepeatable()

      Description copied from interface: `HttpEntity`
      Tells if the entity is capable of producing its data more than once. A repeatable entity's getContent() and writeTo(OutputStream) methods can be called more than once whereas a non-repeatable entity's can not.
      Specified by:
        `isRepeatable` in interface `HttpEntity`
      Returns:
        true if the entity is repeatable, false otherwise.

    - #### getContent

          public InputStream getContent()
                                 throws IOException,
                                        UnsupportedOperationException

      Description copied from interface: `HttpEntity`
      Returns a content stream of the entity. `Repeatable` entities are expected to create a new instance of `InputStream` for each invocation of this method and therefore can be consumed multiple times. Entities that are not `repeatable` are expected to return the same `InputStream` instance and therefore may not be consumed more than once.

      IMPORTANT: Please note all entity implementations must ensure that all allocated resources are properly deallocated after the `InputStream.close()` method is invoked.

      Specified by:
        `getContent` in interface `HttpEntity`
      Returns:
        content stream of the entity.
      Throws:
        `IOException` - if the stream could not be created
        `UnsupportedOperationException` - if entity content cannot be represented as `InputStream`.
      See Also:
        `HttpEntity.isRepeatable()`

    - #### writeTo

          public void writeTo(OutputStream outStream)
                       throws IOException

      Description copied from interface: `HttpEntity`
      Writes the entity content out to the output stream.

      IMPORTANT: Please note all entity implementations must ensure that all allocated resources are properly deallocated when this method returns.

      Specified by:
        `writeTo` in interface `HttpEntity`
      Parameters:
        `outStream` - the output stream to write entity content to
      Throws:
        `IOException` - if an I/O error occurs

    - #### isStreaming

          public boolean isStreaming()

      Description copied from interface: `HttpEntity`
      Tells whether this entity depends on an underlying stream. Streamed entities that read data directly from the socket should return `true`. Self-contained entities should return `false`. Wrapping entities should delegate this call to the wrapped entity.
      Specified by:
        `isStreaming` in interface `HttpEntity`
      Returns:
        `true` if the entity content is streamed, `false` otherwise

    - #### getTrailers

          public Supplier<List<? extends Header>> getTrailers()

      Description copied from interface: `HttpEntity`
      Returns supplier of message trailers - headers sent after message body. May return `null` if trailers are not available.
      Specified by:
        `getTrailers` in interface `HttpEntity`

    - #### close

          public void close()
                     throws IOException

      Specified by:
        `close` in interface `Closeable`
      Specified by:
        `close` in interface `AutoCloseable`
      Throws:
        `IOException`

    - #### getContentLength

          public long getContentLength()

      Description copied from interface: `EntityDetails`
      Returns length of the entity, if known.
      Specified by:
        `getContentLength` in interface `EntityDetails`

    - #### getContentType

          public String getContentType()

      Description copied from interface: `EntityDetails`
      Returns content type of the entity, if known.
      Specified by:
        `getContentType` in interface `EntityDetails`

    - #### getContentEncoding

          public String getContentEncoding()

      Description copied from interface: `EntityDetails`
      Returns content encoding of the entity, if known.
      Specified by:
        `getContentEncoding` in interface `EntityDetails`

    - #### isChunked

          public boolean isChunked()

      Description copied from interface: `EntityDetails`
      Returns chunked transfer hint for this entity.

      The behavior of wrapping entities is implementation dependent, but should respect the primary purpose.

      Specified by:
        `isChunked` in interface `EntityDetails`

    - #### getTrailerNames

          public Set<String> getTrailerNames()

      Description copied from interface: `EntityDetails`
      Preliminary declaration of trailing headers.
      Specified by:
        `getTrailerNames` in interface `EntityDetails`

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