Package org.restlet.representation

Class EmptyRepresentation

java.lang.Object

org.restlet.representation.Variant

org.restlet.representation.RepresentationInfo

org.restlet.representation.Representation

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

Constructors

Constructor	Description
EmptyRepresentation()	Constructor.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
java.nio.channels.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.
java.io.Reader	getReader()	Returns a characters reader with the representation's content.
java.io.InputStream	getStream()	Returns a stream with the representation's content.
java.lang.String	getText()	Converts the representation to a string value.
void	write(java.io.OutputStream outputStream)	Writes the representation to a byte stream.
void	write(java.io.Writer writer)	Writes the representation to a characters writer.
void	write(java.nio.channels.WritableByteChannel writableChannel)	Writes the representation to a byte channel.

Methods inherited from class org.restlet.representation.Representation

append, exhaust, getAvailableSize, getDigest, getDisposition, getExpirationDate, getRange, getSize, hasKnownSize, isAvailable, isEmpty, isTransient, release, setAvailable, setDigest, setDisposition, setExpirationDate, 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, hashCode, includes, isCompatible, setCharacterSet, setEncodings, setLanguages, setLocationRef, setLocationRef, setMediaType, toString

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, finalize, getClass, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

EmptyRepresentation

public EmptyRepresentation()

Constructor.

Method Detail

getChannel

public java.nio.channels.ReadableByteChannel getChannel()
                                                 throws java.io.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:

java.io.IOException

getReader

public java.io.Reader getReader()
                         throws java.io.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:

java.io.IOException

getStream

public java.io.InputStream getStream()
                              throws java.io.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:

java.io.IOException

getText

public java.lang.String getText()
                         throws java.io.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:

java.io.IOException

write

public void write(java.io.Writer writer)
           throws java.io.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:

java.io.IOException

write

public void write(java.nio.channels.WritableByteChannel writableChannel)
           throws java.io.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:

java.io.IOException

write

public void write(java.io.OutputStream outputStream)
           throws java.io.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:

java.io.IOException