javax.ws.rs.core
Class Response

java.lang.Object
  javax.ws.rs.core.Response

public abstract class Response
extends java.lang.Object

Defines the contract between a returned instance and the runtime when an application needs to provide metadata to the runtime. An application class can extend this class directly or can use one of the static methods to create an instance using a ResponseBuilder. Several methods have parameters of type URI, UriBuilder provides convenient methods to create such values as does URI.create().

See Also:

Response.ResponseBuilder

Nested Class Summary

static class	Response.ResponseBuilder A class used to build Response instances that contain metadata instead of or in addition to an entity.
static class	Response.Status Commonly used status codes defined by HTTP, see HTTP/1.1 documentation for the complete list.
static interface	Response.StatusType Base interface for statuses used in responses.

Constructor Summary

protected

Response() Protected constructor, use one of the static methods to obtain a Response.ResponseBuilder instance and obtain a Response from that.

Method Summary

static Response.ResponseBuilder	created(java.net.URI location) Create a new ResponseBuilder for a created resource, set the location header using the supplied value.
static Response.ResponseBuilder	fromResponse(Response response) Create a new ResponseBuilder by performing a shallow copy of an existing Response.
abstract java.lang.Object	getEntity() Return the response entity.
abstract MultivaluedMap<java.lang.String,java.lang.Object>	getMetadata() Get metadata associated with the response as a map.
abstract int	getStatus() Get the status code associated with the response.
static Response.ResponseBuilder	noContent() Create a new ResponseBuilder for an empty response.
static Response.ResponseBuilder	notAcceptable(java.util.List<Variant> variants) Create a new ResponseBuilder for a not acceptable response.
static Response.ResponseBuilder	notModified() Create a new ResponseBuilder with a not-modified status.
static Response.ResponseBuilder	notModified(EntityTag tag) Create a new ResponseBuilder with a not-modified status.
static Response.ResponseBuilder	notModified(java.lang.String tag) Create a new ResponseBuilder with a not-modified status and a strong entity tag.
static Response.ResponseBuilder	ok() Create a new ResponseBuilder with an OK status.
static Response.ResponseBuilder	ok(java.lang.Object entity) Create a new ResponseBuilder that contains a representation.
static Response.ResponseBuilder	ok(java.lang.Object entity, MediaType type) Create a new ResponseBuilder that contains a representation.
static Response.ResponseBuilder	ok(java.lang.Object entity, java.lang.String type) Create a new ResponseBuilder that contains a representation.
static Response.ResponseBuilder	ok(java.lang.Object entity, Variant variant) Create a new ResponseBuilder that contains a representation.
static Response.ResponseBuilder	seeOther(java.net.URI location) Create a new ResponseBuilder for a redirection.
static Response.ResponseBuilder	serverError() Create a new ResponseBuilder with an server error status.
static Response.ResponseBuilder	status(int status) Create a new ResponseBuilder with the supplied status.
static Response.ResponseBuilder	status(Response.Status status) Create a new ResponseBuilder with the supplied status.
static Response.ResponseBuilder	status(Response.StatusType status) Create a new ResponseBuilder with the supplied status.
static Response.ResponseBuilder	temporaryRedirect(java.net.URI location) Create a new ResponseBuilder for a temporary redirection.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

Response

protected Response()

Protected constructor, use one of the static methods to obtain a Response.ResponseBuilder instance and obtain a Response from that.

Method Detail

getEntity

public abstract java.lang.Object getEntity()

Return the response entity. The response will be serialized using a MessageBodyWriter for either the class of the entity or, in the case of GenericEntity, the value of GenericEntity#getRawType().

Returns:

an object instance or null if there is no entity

See Also:

MessageBodyWriter

getStatus

public abstract int getStatus()

Get the status code associated with the response.

Returns:

the response status code or -1 if the status was not set.

getMetadata

public abstract MultivaluedMap<java.lang.String,java.lang.Object> getMetadata()

Get metadata associated with the response as a map. The returned map may be subsequently modified by the JAX-RS runtime. Values will be serialized using a RuntimeDelegate.HeaderDelegate if one is available via RuntimeDelegate.createHeaderDelegate(java.lang.Class) for the class of the value or using the values toString method if a header delegate is not available.

Returns:

response metadata as a map

fromResponse

public static Response.ResponseBuilder fromResponse(Response response)

Create a new ResponseBuilder by performing a shallow copy of an existing Response. The returned builder has its own metadata map but entries are simply references to the keys and values contained in the supplied Response metadata map.

Parameters:

response - a Response from which the status code, entity and metadata will be copied

Returns:

a new ReponseBuilder

status

public static Response.ResponseBuilder status(Response.StatusType status)

Create a new ResponseBuilder with the supplied status.

Parameters:

status - the response status

Returns:

a new ResponseBuilder

Throws:

java.lang.IllegalArgumentException - if status is null

status

public static Response.ResponseBuilder status(Response.Status status)

Create a new ResponseBuilder with the supplied status.

Parameters:

status - the response status

Returns:

a new ResponseBuilder

Throws:

java.lang.IllegalArgumentException - if status is null

status

public static Response.ResponseBuilder status(int status)

Create a new ResponseBuilder with the supplied status.

Parameters:

status - the response status

Returns:

a new ResponseBuilder

Throws:

java.lang.IllegalArgumentException - if status is less than 100 or greater than 599.

ok

public static Response.ResponseBuilder ok()

Create a new ResponseBuilder with an OK status.

Returns:

a new ResponseBuilder

ok

public static Response.ResponseBuilder ok(java.lang.Object entity)

Create a new ResponseBuilder that contains a representation. It is the callers responsibility to wrap the actual entity with GenericEntity if preservation of its generic type is required.

Parameters:

entity - the representation entity data

Returns:

a new ResponseBuilder

ok

public static Response.ResponseBuilder ok(java.lang.Object entity,
                                          MediaType type)

Create a new ResponseBuilder that contains a representation. It is the callers responsibility to wrap the actual entity with GenericEntity if preservation of its generic type is required.

Parameters:

entity - the representation entity data

type - the media type of the entity

Returns:

a new ResponseBuilder

ok

public static Response.ResponseBuilder ok(java.lang.Object entity,
                                          java.lang.String type)

Create a new ResponseBuilder that contains a representation. It is the callers responsibility to wrap the actual entity with GenericEntity if preservation of its generic type is required.

Parameters:

entity - the representation entity data

type - the media type of the entity

Returns:

a new ResponseBuilder

ok

public static Response.ResponseBuilder ok(java.lang.Object entity,
                                          Variant variant)

Create a new ResponseBuilder that contains a representation. It is the callers responsibility to wrap the actual entity with GenericEntity if preservation of its generic type is required.

Parameters:

entity - the representation entity data

variant - representation metadata

Returns:

a new ResponseBuilder

serverError

public static Response.ResponseBuilder serverError()

Create a new ResponseBuilder with an server error status.

Returns:

a new ResponseBuilder

created

public static Response.ResponseBuilder created(java.net.URI location)

Create a new ResponseBuilder for a created resource, set the location header using the supplied value.

Parameters:

location - the URI of the new resource. If a relative URI is supplied it will be converted into an absolute URI by resolving it relative to the request URI (see UriInfo#getRequestUri).

Returns:

a new ResponseBuilder

Throws:

java.lang.IllegalArgumentException - if location is null

noContent

public static Response.ResponseBuilder noContent()

Create a new ResponseBuilder for an empty response.

Returns:

a new ResponseBuilder

notModified

public static Response.ResponseBuilder notModified()

Create a new ResponseBuilder with a not-modified status.

Returns:

a new ResponseBuilder

notModified

public static Response.ResponseBuilder notModified(EntityTag tag)

Create a new ResponseBuilder with a not-modified status.

Parameters:

tag - a tag for the unmodified entity

Returns:

a new ResponseBuilder

Throws:

java.lang.IllegalArgumentException - if tag is null

notModified

public static Response.ResponseBuilder notModified(java.lang.String tag)

Create a new ResponseBuilder with a not-modified status and a strong entity tag. This is a shortcut for notModified(new EntityTag(value)).

Parameters:

tag - the string content of a strong entity tag. The JAX-RS runtime will quote the supplied value when creating the header.

Returns:

a new ResponseBuilder

Throws:

java.lang.IllegalArgumentException - if tag is null

seeOther

public static Response.ResponseBuilder seeOther(java.net.URI location)

Create a new ResponseBuilder for a redirection. Used in the redirect-after-POST (aka POST/redirect/GET) pattern.

Parameters:

location - the redirection URI. If a relative URI is supplied it will be converted into an absolute URI by resolving it relative to the base URI of the application (see UriInfo#getBaseUri).

Returns:

a new ResponseBuilder

Throws:

java.lang.IllegalArgumentException - if location is null

temporaryRedirect

public static Response.ResponseBuilder temporaryRedirect(java.net.URI location)

Create a new ResponseBuilder for a temporary redirection.

Parameters:

location - the redirection URI. If a relative URI is supplied it will be converted into an absolute URI by resolving it relative to the base URI of the application (see UriInfo#getBaseUri).

Returns:

a new ResponseBuilder

Throws:

java.lang.IllegalArgumentException - if location is null

notAcceptable

public static Response.ResponseBuilder notAcceptable(java.util.List<Variant> variants)

Create a new ResponseBuilder for a not acceptable response.

Parameters:

variants - list of variants that were available, a null value is equivalent to an empty list.

Returns:

a new ResponseBuilder