Interface ServletResponse

All Known Subinterfaces:
HttpServletResponse
public interface ServletResponse
A servlet can use this class to pass information to the client.
Since:
Servlet API 1.0
Version:
Servlet API 2.2

  • Method Details

    • setContentLength

      void setContentLength(int length)
      Tells the client how many bytes to expect.
      Parameters:
      length - the number of bytes in the reply
      Since:
      Servlet API 1.0

    • setContentType

      void setContentType(String type)
      Tells the client what mime type to expect
      Parameters:
      type - the mime type of the content
      Since:
      Servlet API 1.0

    • getOutputStream

      ServletOutputStream getOutputStream() throws IOException
      Creates a ServletOutputStream for the servlet to write the data to. setContentLength and setContentType can only be called before anything is written to this stream. It is only possible to call getWriter or getOutputStream on a response, but not both.
      Returns:
      ServletOutputStream to write binary data
      Throws:
      IOException - if a i/o exception occurs
      IllegalStateException - if getWriter was already called on this response
      Since:
      Servlet API 1.0

    • getWriter

      PrintWriter getWriter() throws IOException
      Creates a PrintWriter for the servlet to print text to. The contenttype must be set before calling this method. It is only possible to call getWriter or getOutputStream on a response, but not both.
      Returns:
      the created PrintWriter
      Throws:
      IOException - if a i/o exception occurs
      IllegalStateException - if getOutputStream was already called on this response
      UnsupportedEncodingException - if no suitable character encoding can be used
      Since:
      Servlet API 2.0

    • getCharacterEncoding

      String getCharacterEncoding()
      Returns the characterset encoding in use by this Response
      Returns:
      the characterset encoding
      Since:
      Servlet API 2.0

    • setBufferSize

      void setBufferSize(int size)
      XXX

    • getBufferSize

      int getBufferSize()
      XXX

    • reset

      void reset()
      XXX

    • isCommitted

      boolean isCommitted()
      XXX

    • flushBuffer

      void flushBuffer() throws IOException
      XXX
      Throws:
      IOException

    • setLocale

      void setLocale(Locale locale)
      XXX

    • getLocale

      Locale getLocale()
      XXX