Package org.apache.commons.httpclient.methods

Class HeadMethod

  • All Implemented Interfaces:
    HttpMethod
    @Deprecated
public class HeadMethod
extends HttpMethodBase
    Deprecated.
    Jakarta Commons HttpClient 3.x is deprecated in the Jenkins project. It is not recommended to use it in any new code. Instead, use HTTP client API plugins as a dependency in your code. E.g. Apache HttpComponents Client API 4.x Plugin or Async HTTP Client Plugin.
    Implements the HTTP HEAD method.

    The HTTP HEAD method is defined in section 9.4 of RFC2616:

    The HEAD method is identical to GET except that the server MUST NOT return a message-body in the response. The metainformation contained in the HTTP headers in response to a HEAD request SHOULD be identical to the information sent in response to a GET request. This method can be used for obtaining metainformation about the entity implied by the request without transferring the entity-body itself. This method is often used for testing hypertext links for validity, accessibility, and recent modification.

    Since:
    1.0

    • Constructor Detail

      • HeadMethod

        public HeadMethod()
        Deprecated.
        No-arg constructor.
        Since:
        1.0

      • HeadMethod

        public HeadMethod​(java.lang.String uri)
        Deprecated.
        Constructor specifying a URI.
        Parameters:
        uri - either an absolute or relative URI
        Since:
        1.0