Interface HttpServletResponse

  • All Superinterfaces:
    ServletResponse
    All Known Implementing Classes:
    HttpServletResponseWrapper

    public interface HttpServletResponse
    extends ServletResponse
    Extends the ServletResponse interface to provide HTTP-specific functionality in sending a response. For example, it has methods to access HTTP headers and cookies.

    The servlet container creates an HttpServletResponse object and passes it as an argument to the servlet's service methods (doGet, doPost, etc).

    Author:
    Various
    See Also:
    ServletResponse
    • Field Summary

      Fields 
      Modifier and Type Field Description
      static int SC_ACCEPTED
      Status code (202) indicating that a request was accepted for processing, but was not completed.
      static int SC_BAD_GATEWAY
      Status code (502) indicating that the HTTP server received an invalid response from a server it consulted when acting as a proxy or gateway.
      static int SC_BAD_REQUEST
      Status code (400) indicating the request sent by the client was syntactically incorrect.
      static int SC_CONFLICT
      Status code (409) indicating that the request could not be completed due to a conflict with the current state of the resource.
      static int SC_CONTINUE
      Status code (100) indicating the client can continue.
      static int SC_CREATED
      Status code (201) indicating the request succeeded and created a new resource on the server.
      static int SC_EXPECTATION_FAILED
      Status code (417) indicating that the server could not meet the expectation given in the Expect request header.
      static int SC_FORBIDDEN
      Status code (403) indicating the server understood the request but refused to fulfill it.
      static int SC_FOUND
      Status code (302) indicating that the resource reside temporarily under a different URI.
      static int SC_GATEWAY_TIMEOUT
      Status code (504) indicating that the server did not receive a timely response from the upstream server while acting as a gateway or proxy.
      static int SC_GONE
      Status code (410) indicating that the resource is no longer available at the server and no forwarding address is known.
      static int SC_HTTP_VERSION_NOT_SUPPORTED
      Status code (505) indicating that the server does not support or refuses to support the HTTP protocol version that was used in the request message.
      static int SC_INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR
      Status code (500) indicating an error inside the HTTP server which prevented it from fulfilling the request.
      static int SC_LENGTH_REQUIRED
      Status code (411) indicating that the request cannot be handled without a defined Content-Length.
      static int SC_METHOD_NOT_ALLOWED
      Status code (405) indicating that the method specified in the Request-Line is not allowed for the resource identified by the Request-URI.
      static int SC_MOVED_PERMANENTLY
      Status code (301) indicating that the resource has permanently moved to a new location, and that future references should use a new URI with their requests.
      static int SC_MOVED_TEMPORARILY
      Status code (302) indicating that the resource has temporarily moved to another location, but that future references should still use the original URI to access the resource.
      static int SC_MULTIPLE_CHOICES
      Status code (300) indicating that the requested resource corresponds to any one of a set of representations, each with its own specific location.
      static int SC_NO_CONTENT
      Status code (204) indicating that the request succeeded but that there was no new information to return.
      static int SC_NON_AUTHORITATIVE_INFORMATION
      Status code (203) indicating that the meta information presented by the client did not originate from the server.
      static int SC_NOT_ACCEPTABLE
      Status code (406) indicating that the resource identified by the request is only capable of generating response entities which have content characteristics not acceptable according to the accept headers sent in the request.
      static int SC_NOT_FOUND
      Status code (404) indicating that the requested resource is not available.
      static int SC_NOT_IMPLEMENTED
      Status code (501) indicating the HTTP server does not support the functionality needed to fulfill the request.
      static int SC_NOT_MODIFIED
      Status code (304) indicating that a conditional GET operation found that the resource was available and not modified.
      static int SC_OK
      Status code (200) indicating the request succeeded normally.
      static int SC_PARTIAL_CONTENT
      Status code (206) indicating that the server has fulfilled the partial GET request for the resource.
      static int SC_PAYMENT_REQUIRED
      Status code (402) reserved for future use.
      static int SC_PRECONDITION_FAILED
      Status code (412) indicating that the precondition given in one or more of the request-header fields evaluated to false when it was tested on the server.
      static int SC_PROXY_AUTHENTICATION_REQUIRED
      Status code (407) indicating that the client MUST first authenticate itself with the proxy.
      static int SC_REQUEST_ENTITY_TOO_LARGE
      Status code (413) indicating that the server is refusing to process the request because the request entity is larger than the server is willing or able to process.
      static int SC_REQUEST_TIMEOUT
      Status code (408) indicating that the client did not produce a request within the time that the server was prepared to wait.
      static int SC_REQUEST_URI_TOO_LONG
      Status code (414) indicating that the server is refusing to service the request because the Request-URI is longer than the server is willing to interpret.
      static int SC_REQUESTED_RANGE_NOT_SATISFIABLE
      Status code (416) indicating that the server cannot serve the requested byte range.
      static int SC_RESET_CONTENT
      Status code (205) indicating that the agent SHOULD reset the document view which caused the request to be sent.
      static int SC_SEE_OTHER
      Status code (303) indicating that the response to the request can be found under a different URI.
      static int SC_SERVICE_UNAVAILABLE
      Status code (503) indicating that the HTTP server is temporarily overloaded, and unable to handle the request.
      static int SC_SWITCHING_PROTOCOLS
      Status code (101) indicating the server is switching protocols according to Upgrade header.
      static int SC_TEMPORARY_REDIRECT
      Status code (307) indicating that the requested resource resides temporarily under a different URI.
      static int SC_UNAUTHORIZED
      Status code (401) indicating that the request requires HTTP authentication.
      static int SC_UNSUPPORTED_MEDIA_TYPE
      Status code (415) indicating that the server is refusing to service the request because the entity of the request is in a format not supported by the requested resource for the requested method.
      static int SC_USE_PROXY
      Status code (305) indicating that the requested resource MUST be accessed through the proxy given by the Location field.
    • Field Detail

      • SC_CONTINUE

        static final int SC_CONTINUE
        Status code (100) indicating the client can continue.
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      • SC_SWITCHING_PROTOCOLS

        static final int SC_SWITCHING_PROTOCOLS
        Status code (101) indicating the server is switching protocols according to Upgrade header.
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      • SC_OK

        static final int SC_OK
        Status code (200) indicating the request succeeded normally.
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      • SC_CREATED

        static final int SC_CREATED
        Status code (201) indicating the request succeeded and created a new resource on the server.
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      • SC_ACCEPTED

        static final int SC_ACCEPTED
        Status code (202) indicating that a request was accepted for processing, but was not completed.
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      • SC_NON_AUTHORITATIVE_INFORMATION

        static final int SC_NON_AUTHORITATIVE_INFORMATION
        Status code (203) indicating that the meta information presented by the client did not originate from the server.
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      • SC_NO_CONTENT

        static final int SC_NO_CONTENT
        Status code (204) indicating that the request succeeded but that there was no new information to return.
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      • SC_RESET_CONTENT

        static final int SC_RESET_CONTENT
        Status code (205) indicating that the agent SHOULD reset the document view which caused the request to be sent.
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      • SC_PARTIAL_CONTENT

        static final int SC_PARTIAL_CONTENT
        Status code (206) indicating that the server has fulfilled the partial GET request for the resource.
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      • SC_MULTIPLE_CHOICES

        static final int SC_MULTIPLE_CHOICES
        Status code (300) indicating that the requested resource corresponds to any one of a set of representations, each with its own specific location.
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      • SC_MOVED_PERMANENTLY

        static final int SC_MOVED_PERMANENTLY
        Status code (301) indicating that the resource has permanently moved to a new location, and that future references should use a new URI with their requests.
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      • SC_MOVED_TEMPORARILY

        static final int SC_MOVED_TEMPORARILY
        Status code (302) indicating that the resource has temporarily moved to another location, but that future references should still use the original URI to access the resource. This definition is being retained for backwards compatibility. SC_FOUND is now the preferred definition.
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      • SC_FOUND

        static final int SC_FOUND
        Status code (302) indicating that the resource reside temporarily under a different URI. Since the redirection might be altered on occasion, the client should continue to use the Request-URI for future requests.(HTTP/1.1) To represent the status code (302), it is recommended to use this variable.
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      • SC_SEE_OTHER

        static final int SC_SEE_OTHER
        Status code (303) indicating that the response to the request can be found under a different URI.
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      • SC_NOT_MODIFIED

        static final int SC_NOT_MODIFIED
        Status code (304) indicating that a conditional GET operation found that the resource was available and not modified.
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      • SC_USE_PROXY

        static final int SC_USE_PROXY
        Status code (305) indicating that the requested resource MUST be accessed through the proxy given by the Location field.
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      • SC_TEMPORARY_REDIRECT

        static final int SC_TEMPORARY_REDIRECT
        Status code (307) indicating that the requested resource resides temporarily under a different URI. The temporary URI SHOULD be given by the Location field in the response.
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      • SC_BAD_REQUEST

        static final int SC_BAD_REQUEST
        Status code (400) indicating the request sent by the client was syntactically incorrect.
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      • SC_UNAUTHORIZED

        static final int SC_UNAUTHORIZED
        Status code (401) indicating that the request requires HTTP authentication.
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      • SC_PAYMENT_REQUIRED

        static final int SC_PAYMENT_REQUIRED
        Status code (402) reserved for future use.
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      • SC_FORBIDDEN

        static final int SC_FORBIDDEN
        Status code (403) indicating the server understood the request but refused to fulfill it.
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      • SC_NOT_FOUND

        static final int SC_NOT_FOUND
        Status code (404) indicating that the requested resource is not available.
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      • SC_METHOD_NOT_ALLOWED

        static final int SC_METHOD_NOT_ALLOWED
        Status code (405) indicating that the method specified in the Request-Line is not allowed for the resource identified by the Request-URI.
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      • SC_NOT_ACCEPTABLE

        static final int SC_NOT_ACCEPTABLE
        Status code (406) indicating that the resource identified by the request is only capable of generating response entities which have content characteristics not acceptable according to the accept headers sent in the request.
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      • SC_PROXY_AUTHENTICATION_REQUIRED

        static final int SC_PROXY_AUTHENTICATION_REQUIRED
        Status code (407) indicating that the client MUST first authenticate itself with the proxy.
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      • SC_REQUEST_TIMEOUT

        static final int SC_REQUEST_TIMEOUT
        Status code (408) indicating that the client did not produce a request within the time that the server was prepared to wait.
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      • SC_CONFLICT

        static final int SC_CONFLICT
        Status code (409) indicating that the request could not be completed due to a conflict with the current state of the resource.
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      • SC_GONE

        static final int SC_GONE
        Status code (410) indicating that the resource is no longer available at the server and no forwarding address is known. This condition SHOULD be considered permanent.
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      • SC_LENGTH_REQUIRED

        static final int SC_LENGTH_REQUIRED
        Status code (411) indicating that the request cannot be handled without a defined Content-Length.
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      • SC_PRECONDITION_FAILED

        static final int SC_PRECONDITION_FAILED
        Status code (412) indicating that the precondition given in one or more of the request-header fields evaluated to false when it was tested on the server.
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      • SC_REQUEST_ENTITY_TOO_LARGE

        static final int SC_REQUEST_ENTITY_TOO_LARGE
        Status code (413) indicating that the server is refusing to process the request because the request entity is larger than the server is willing or able to process.
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      • SC_REQUEST_URI_TOO_LONG

        static final int SC_REQUEST_URI_TOO_LONG
        Status code (414) indicating that the server is refusing to service the request because the Request-URI is longer than the server is willing to interpret.
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      • SC_UNSUPPORTED_MEDIA_TYPE

        static final int SC_UNSUPPORTED_MEDIA_TYPE
        Status code (415) indicating that the server is refusing to service the request because the entity of the request is in a format not supported by the requested resource for the requested method.
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      • SC_REQUESTED_RANGE_NOT_SATISFIABLE

        static final int SC_REQUESTED_RANGE_NOT_SATISFIABLE
        Status code (416) indicating that the server cannot serve the requested byte range.
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      • SC_EXPECTATION_FAILED

        static final int SC_EXPECTATION_FAILED
        Status code (417) indicating that the server could not meet the expectation given in the Expect request header.
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      • SC_INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR

        static final int SC_INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR
        Status code (500) indicating an error inside the HTTP server which prevented it from fulfilling the request.
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      • SC_NOT_IMPLEMENTED

        static final int SC_NOT_IMPLEMENTED
        Status code (501) indicating the HTTP server does not support the functionality needed to fulfill the request.
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      • SC_BAD_GATEWAY

        static final int SC_BAD_GATEWAY
        Status code (502) indicating that the HTTP server received an invalid response from a server it consulted when acting as a proxy or gateway.
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      • SC_SERVICE_UNAVAILABLE

        static final int SC_SERVICE_UNAVAILABLE
        Status code (503) indicating that the HTTP server is temporarily overloaded, and unable to handle the request.
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      • SC_GATEWAY_TIMEOUT

        static final int SC_GATEWAY_TIMEOUT
        Status code (504) indicating that the server did not receive a timely response from the upstream server while acting as a gateway or proxy.
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      • SC_HTTP_VERSION_NOT_SUPPORTED

        static final int SC_HTTP_VERSION_NOT_SUPPORTED
        Status code (505) indicating that the server does not support or refuses to support the HTTP protocol version that was used in the request message.
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    • Method Detail

      • addCookie

        void addCookie​(Cookie cookie)
        Adds the specified cookie to the response. This method can be called multiple times to set more than one cookie.
        Parameters:
        cookie - the Cookie to return to the client
      • containsHeader

        boolean containsHeader​(String name)
        Returns a boolean indicating whether the named response header has already been set.
        Parameters:
        name - the header name
        Returns:
        true if the named response header has already been set; false otherwise
      • encodeURL

        String encodeURL​(String url)
        Encodes the specified URL by including the session ID, or, if encoding is not needed, returns the URL unchanged. The implementation of this method includes the logic to determine whether the session ID needs to be encoded in the URL. For example, if the browser supports cookies, or session tracking is turned off, URL encoding is unnecessary.

        For robust session tracking, all URLs emitted by a servlet should be run through this method. Otherwise, URL rewriting cannot be used with browsers which do not support cookies.

        If the URL is relative, it is always relative to the current HttpServletRequest.

        Parameters:
        url - the url to be encoded.
        Returns:
        the encoded URL if encoding is needed; the unchanged URL otherwise.
        Throws:
        IllegalArgumentException - if the url is not valid
      • encodeRedirectURL

        String encodeRedirectURL​(String url)
        Encodes the specified URL for use in the sendRedirect method or, if encoding is not needed, returns the URL unchanged. The implementation of this method includes the logic to determine whether the session ID needs to be encoded in the URL. For example, if the browser supports cookies, or session tracking is turned off, URL encoding is unnecessary. Because the rules for making this determination can differ from those used to decide whether to encode a normal link, this method is separated from the encodeURL method.

        All URLs sent to the HttpServletResponse.sendRedirect method should be run through this method. Otherwise, URL rewriting cannot be used with browsers which do not support cookies.

        If the URL is relative, it is always relative to the current HttpServletRequest.

        Parameters:
        url - the url to be encoded.
        Returns:
        the encoded URL if encoding is needed; the unchanged URL otherwise.
        Throws:
        IllegalArgumentException - if the url is not valid
        See Also:
        sendRedirect(java.lang.String)
      • sendError

        void sendError​(int sc,
                       String msg)
                throws IOException

        Sends an error response to the client using the specified status and clears the buffer. The server defaults to creating the response to look like an HTML-formatted server error page containing the specified message, setting the content type to "text/html". The caller is not responsible for escaping or re-encoding the message to ensure it is safe with respect to the current response encoding and content type. This aspect of safety is the responsibility of the container, as it is generating the error page containing the message. The server will preserve cookies and may clear or update any headers needed to serve the error page as a valid response.

        If an error-page declaration has been made for the web application corresponding to the status code passed in, it will be served back in preference to the suggested msg parameter and the msg parameter will be ignored.

        If the response has already been committed, this method throws an IllegalStateException. After using this method, the response should be considered to be committed and should not be written to.

        Parameters:
        sc - the error status code
        msg - the descriptive message
        Throws:
        IOException - If an input or output exception occurs
        IllegalStateException - If the response was committed
      • sendError

        void sendError​(int sc)
                throws IOException
        Sends an error response to the client using the specified status code and clears the buffer. The server will preserve cookies and may clear or update any headers needed to serve the error page as a valid response. If an error-page declaration has been made for the web application corresponding to the status code passed in, it will be served back the error page

        If the response has already been committed, this method throws an IllegalStateException. After using this method, the response should be considered to be committed and should not be written to.

        Parameters:
        sc - the error status code
        Throws:
        IOException - If an input or output exception occurs
        IllegalStateException - If the response was committed before this method call
      • sendRedirect

        void sendRedirect​(String location)
                   throws IOException
        Sends a temporary redirect response to the client using the specified redirect location URL and clears the buffer. The buffer will be replaced with the data set by this method. Calling this method sets the status code to SC_FOUND 302 (Found). This method can accept relative URLs;the servlet container must convert the relative URL to an absolute URL before sending the response to the client. If the location is relative without a leading '/' the container interprets it as relative to the current request URI. If the location is relative with a leading '/' the container interprets it as relative to the servlet container root. If the location is relative with two leading '/' the container interprets it as a network-path reference (see RFC 3986: Uniform Resource Identifier (URI): Generic Syntax, section 4.2 "Relative Reference").

        If the response has already been committed, this method throws an IllegalStateException. After using this method, the response should be considered to be committed and should not be written to.

        Parameters:
        location - the redirect location URL
        Throws:
        IOException - If an input or output exception occurs
        IllegalStateException - If the response was committed or if a partial URL is given and cannot be converted into a valid URL
      • setDateHeader

        void setDateHeader​(String name,
                           long date)
        Sets a response header with the given name and date-value. The date is specified in terms of milliseconds since the epoch. If the header had already been set, the new value overwrites the previous one. The containsHeader method can be used to test for the presence of a header before setting its value.
        Parameters:
        name - the name of the header to set
        date - the assigned date value
        See Also:
        containsHeader(java.lang.String), addDateHeader(java.lang.String, long)
      • addDateHeader

        void addDateHeader​(String name,
                           long date)
        Adds a response header with the given name and date-value. The date is specified in terms of milliseconds since the epoch. This method allows response headers to have multiple values.
        Parameters:
        name - the name of the header to set
        date - the additional date value
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        setDateHeader(java.lang.String, long)
      • setHeader

        void setHeader​(String name,
                       String value)
        Sets a response header with the given name and value. If the header had already been set, the new value overwrites the previous one. The containsHeader method can be used to test for the presence of a header before setting its value.
        Parameters:
        name - the name of the header
        value - the header value If it contains octet string, it should be encoded according to RFC 2047 (http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc2047.txt)
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        containsHeader(java.lang.String), addHeader(java.lang.String, java.lang.String)
      • addHeader

        void addHeader​(String name,
                       String value)
        Adds a response header with the given name and value. This method allows response headers to have multiple values.
        Parameters:
        name - the name of the header
        value - the additional header value If it contains octet string, it should be encoded according to RFC 2047 (http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc2047.txt)
        See Also:
        setHeader(java.lang.String, java.lang.String)
      • setIntHeader

        void setIntHeader​(String name,
                          int value)
        Sets a response header with the given name and integer value. If the header had already been set, the new value overwrites the previous one. The containsHeader method can be used to test for the presence of a header before setting its value.
        Parameters:
        name - the name of the header
        value - the assigned integer value
        See Also:
        containsHeader(java.lang.String), addIntHeader(java.lang.String, int)
      • addIntHeader

        void addIntHeader​(String name,
                          int value)
        Adds a response header with the given name and integer value. This method allows response headers to have multiple values.
        Parameters:
        name - the name of the header
        value - the assigned integer value
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        setIntHeader(java.lang.String, int)
      • setStatus

        void setStatus​(int sc)
        Sets the status code for this response.

        This method is used to set the return status code when there is no error (for example, for the SC_OK or SC_MOVED_TEMPORARILY status codes).

        If this method is used to set an error code, then the container's error page mechanism will not be triggered. If there is an error and the caller wishes to invoke an error page defined in the web application, then sendError(int, java.lang.String) must be used instead.

        This method preserves any cookies and other response headers.

        Valid status codes are those in the 2XX, 3XX, 4XX, and 5XX ranges. Other status codes are treated as container specific.

        Parameters:
        sc - the status code
        See Also:
        sendError(int, java.lang.String)
      • getStatus

        int getStatus()
        Gets the current status code of this response.
        Returns:
        the current status code of this response
        Since:
        Servlet 3.0
      • setTrailerFields

        default void setTrailerFields​(Supplier<Map<String,​String>> supplier)
        Sets the supplier of trailer headers.

        The trailer header field value is defined as a comma-separated list (see Section 3.2.2 and Section 4.1.2 of RFC 7230).

        The supplier will be called within the scope of whatever thread/call causes the response content to be completed. Typically this will be any thread calling close() on the output stream or writer.

        The trailers that run afoul of the provisions of section 4.1.2 of RFC 7230 are ignored.

        The RFC requires the name of every key that is to be in the supplied Map is included in the comma separated list that is the value of the "Trailer" response header. The application is responsible for ensuring this requirement is met. Failure to do so may lead to interoperability failures.

        Parameters:
        supplier - the supplier of trailer headers
        Throws:
        IllegalStateException - if it is invoked after the response has has been committed, or the trailer is not supported in the request, for instance, the underlying protocol is HTTP 1.0, or the response is not in chunked encoding in HTTP 1.1.
        Since:
        Servlet 4.0
      • getTrailerFields

        default Supplier<Map<String,​String>> getTrailerFields()
        Gets the supplier of trailer headers.
        Returns:
        Supplier of trailer headers
        Since:
        Servlet 4.0