org.restlet.representation
Class EmptyRepresentation

java.lang.Object
  extended by org.restlet.representation.Variant
      extended by org.restlet.representation.RepresentationInfo
          extended by org.restlet.representation.Representation
              extended by org.restlet.representation.EmptyRepresentation

public class EmptyRepresentation
extends Representation

Empty representation with no content. It is always considered available but calling the getText() method for example will return an empty string. It can also have regular metadata available.

Author:
Jerome Louvel

Field Summary
 
Fields inherited from class org.restlet.representation.Representation
UNKNOWN_SIZE
 
Constructor Summary
EmptyRepresentation()
          Constructor.
 
Method Summary
 ReadableByteChannel getChannel()
          Returns a channel with the representation's content.
If it is supported by a file, a read-only instance of FileChannel is returned.
This method is ensured to return a fresh channel for each invocation unless it is a transient representation, in which case null is returned.
 Reader getReader()
          Returns a characters reader with the representation's content.
 InputStream getStream()
          Returns a stream with the representation's content.
 String getText()
          Converts the representation to a string value.
 void write(OutputStream outputStream)
          Writes the representation to a byte stream.
 void write(WritableByteChannel writableChannel)
          Writes the representation to a byte channel.
 void write(Writer writer)
          Writes the representation to a characters writer.
 
Methods inherited from class org.restlet.representation.Representation
append, exhaust, getAvailableSize, getDigest, getDisposition, getExpirationDate, getRange, getRegistration, getSize, hasKnownSize, isAvailable, isEmpty, isSelectable, isTransient, release, setAvailable, setDigest, setDisposition, setExpirationDate, setListener, setRange, setSize, setTransient
 
Methods inherited from class org.restlet.representation.RepresentationInfo
getModificationDate, getTag, setModificationDate, setTag
 
Methods inherited from class org.restlet.representation.Variant
createClientInfo, equals, getCharacterSet, getEncodings, getLanguages, getLocationRef, getMediaType, includes, isCompatible, setCharacterSet, setEncodings, setLanguages, setLocationRef, setLocationRef, setMediaType, toString
 
Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait
 

Constructor Detail

EmptyRepresentation

public EmptyRepresentation()
Constructor.

Method Detail

getChannel

public ReadableByteChannel getChannel()
                               throws IOException
Description copied from class: Representation
Returns a channel with the representation's content.
If it is supported by a file, a read-only instance of FileChannel is returned.
This method is ensured to return a fresh channel for each invocation unless it is a transient representation, in which case null is returned.

Specified by:
getChannel in class Representation
Returns:
A channel with the representation's content.
Throws:
IOException

getReader

public Reader getReader()
                 throws IOException
Description copied from class: Representation
Returns a characters reader with the representation's content. This method is ensured to return a fresh reader for each invocation unless it is a transient representation, in which case null is returned. If the representation has no character set defined, the system's default one will be used.

Specified by:
getReader in class Representation
Returns:
A reader with the representation's content.
Throws:
IOException

getStream

public InputStream getStream()
                      throws IOException
Description copied from class: Representation
Returns a stream with the representation's content. This method is ensured to return a fresh stream for each invocation unless it is a transient representation, in which case null is returned.

Specified by:
getStream in class Representation
Returns:
A stream with the representation's content.
Throws:
IOException

getText

public String getText()
               throws IOException
Description copied from class: Representation
Converts the representation to a string value. Be careful when using this method as the conversion of large content to a string fully stored in memory can result in OutOfMemoryErrors being thrown.

Overrides:
getText in class Representation
Returns:
The representation as a string value.
Throws:
IOException

write

public void write(Writer writer)
           throws IOException
Description copied from class: Representation
Writes the representation to a characters writer. This method is ensured to write the full content for each invocation unless it is a transient representation, in which case an exception is thrown.

Note that the class implementing this method shouldn't flush or close the given Writer after writing to it as this will be handled by the Restlet connectors automatically.

Specified by:
write in class Representation
Parameters:
writer - The characters writer.
Throws:
IOException

write

public void write(WritableByteChannel writableChannel)
           throws IOException
Description copied from class: Representation
Writes the representation to a byte channel. This method is ensured to write the full content for each invocation unless it is a transient representation, in which case an exception is thrown.

Specified by:
write in class Representation
Parameters:
writableChannel - A writable byte channel.
Throws:
IOException

write

public void write(OutputStream outputStream)
           throws IOException
Description copied from class: Representation
Writes the representation to a byte stream. This method is ensured to write the full content for each invocation unless it is a transient representation, in which case an exception is thrown.

Note that the class implementing this method shouldn't flush or close the given OutputStream after writing to it as this will be handled by the Restlet connectors automatically.

Specified by:
write in class Representation
Parameters:
outputStream - The output stream.
Throws:
IOException


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