org.springframework.http

Interface HttpRequest

All Superinterfaces:

HttpMessage

All Known Subinterfaces:

AsyncClientHttpRequest, ClientHttpRequest, ServerHttpRequest, ServerHttpRequest

All Known Implementing Classes:

AbstractClientHttpRequest, AbstractServerHttpRequest, HttpRequestWrapper, MockAsyncClientHttpRequest, MockClientHttpRequest, MockServerHttpRequest, RequestPartServletServerHttpRequest, ServerHttpRequestDecorator, ServletServerHttpRequest

public interface HttpRequest
extends HttpMessage

Represents an HTTP request message, consisting of method and uri.

Since:

3.1

Author:

Arjen Poutsma

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
default HttpMethod	getMethod() Return the HTTP method of the request.
String	getMethodValue() Return the HTTP method of the request as a String value.
URI	getURI() Return the URI of the request (including a query string if any, but only if it is well-formed for a URI representation).

Methods inherited from interface org.springframework.http.HttpMessage

getHeaders

Method Detail

getMethod

@Nullable
default HttpMethod getMethod()

Return the HTTP method of the request.

Returns:

the HTTP method as an HttpMethod enum value, or null if not resolvable (e.g. in case of a non-standard HTTP method)

See Also:

getMethodValue(), HttpMethod.resolve(String)

getMethodValue

String getMethodValue()

Return the HTTP method of the request as a String value.

Returns:

the HTTP method as a plain String

Since:

5.0

See Also:

getMethod()

getURI

URI getURI()

Return the URI of the request (including a query string if any, but only if it is well-formed for a URI representation).

Returns:

the URI of the request (never null)