Uses of Class
org.restlet.representation.Representation

Packages that use Representation

Package	Description
org.restlet	Core classes of the API.
org.restlet.data	Information exchanged by components.
org.restlet.representation	Common representation data elements.
org.restlet.resource	Client and server resource classes.
org.restlet.routing	Classes related to call routing.
org.restlet.service	Services used by applications and components.
org.restlet.util	Various utility classes.

Uses of Representation in org.restlet

Methods in org.restlet that return Representation

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
Representation	Message.getEntity()	Returns the entity representation.

Methods in org.restlet with parameters of type Representation

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
void	Message.setEntity(Representation entity)	Sets the entity representation.

Constructors in org.restlet with parameters of type Representation

Constructor	Description
Component(Representation xmlConfigRepresentation)	Deprecated. Use XML support in the Spring extension instead.
Message(Representation entity)	Constructor.
Request(Method method, java.lang.String resourceUri, Representation entity)	Constructor.
Request(Method method, Reference resourceRef, Representation entity)	Constructor.

Uses of Representation in org.restlet.data

Methods in org.restlet.data that return Representation

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
Representation	ReferenceList.getTextRepresentation()	Returns a representation of the list in the "text/uri-list" format.
Representation	Form.getWebRepresentation()	Returns the form as a Web representation (MediaType.APPLICATION_WWW_FORM).
Representation	Form.getWebRepresentation(CharacterSet characterSet)	Returns the form as a Web representation (MediaType.APPLICATION_WWW_FORM).
Representation	ReferenceList.getWebRepresentation()	Returns a representation of the list in "text/html" format.

Constructors in org.restlet.data with parameters of type Representation

Constructor	Description
Form(Representation webForm)	Constructor.
Form(Representation webForm, boolean decode)	Constructor.
ReferenceList(Representation uriList)	Constructor from a "text/uri-list" representation.

Uses of Representation in org.restlet.representation

Subclasses of Representation in org.restlet.representation

Modifier and Type	Class	Description
class	AppendableRepresentation	Represents an appendable sequence of characters.
class	BufferingRepresentation	Representation capable of buffering the wrapped representation.
class	ByteArrayRepresentation	Representation wrapping a byte array.
class	ChannelRepresentation	Representation based on a NIO byte channel.
class	CharacterRepresentation	Representation based on a BIO character stream.
class	DigesterRepresentation	Representation capable of computing a digest.
class	EmptyRepresentation	Empty representation with no content.
class	FileRepresentation	Representation based on a static file.
class	InputRepresentation	Transient representation based on a BIO input stream.
class	ObjectRepresentation<T extends java.io.Serializable>	Representation based on a serializable Java object. It supports binary representations of JavaBeans using the ObjectInputStream and ObjectOutputStream classes.
class	OutputRepresentation	Representation based on a BIO output stream.
class	ReadableRepresentation	Transient representation based on a readable NIO byte channel.
class	ReaderRepresentation	Transient representation based on a BIO characters reader.
class	StreamRepresentation	Representation based on a BIO stream.
class	StringRepresentation	Represents an Unicode string that can be converted to any character set supported by Java.
class	WritableRepresentation	Representation based on a writable NIO byte channel.
class	WriterRepresentation	Representation based on a BIO characters writer.

Constructors in org.restlet.representation with parameters of type Representation

Constructor	Description
BufferingRepresentation(Representation bufferedRepresentation)	Constructor.
DigesterRepresentation(Representation wrappedRepresentation)	Constructor. By default, the instance relies on the Digest.ALGORITHM_MD5 digest algorithm.
DigesterRepresentation(Representation wrappedRepresentation, java.lang.String algorithm)	Constructor.
ObjectRepresentation(Representation serializedRepresentation)	Constructor reading the object from a serialized representation.
ObjectRepresentation(Representation serializedRepresentation, java.lang.ClassLoader classLoader)	Constructor reading the object from a serialized representation.
ObjectRepresentation(Representation serializedRepresentation, java.lang.ClassLoader classLoader, boolean variantObjectBinarySupported, boolean variantObjectXmlSupported)	Constructor reading the object from a serialized representation.

Uses of Representation in org.restlet.resource

Methods in org.restlet.resource that return Representation

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
Representation	ClientResource.delete()	Deletes the target resource and all its representations.
Representation	ClientResource.delete(MediaType mediaType)	Deletes the target resource and all its representations.
protected Representation	ServerResource.delete()	Deletes the resource and all its representations.
protected Representation	ServerResource.delete(Variant variant)	Deletes the resource and all its representations.
protected Representation	ServerResource.describeVariants()	Describes the available variants to help client-side content negotiation.
protected Representation	ServerResource.doConditionalHandle()	Handles a call by first verifying the optional request conditions and continue the processing if possible.
protected Representation	ServerResource.doHandle()	Effectively handles a call without content negotiation of the response entity.
protected Representation	ServerResource.doHandle(Variant variant)	Effectively handles a call with content negotiation of the response entity.
protected Representation	ServerResource.doNegotiatedHandle()	Effectively handles a call with content negotiation of the response entity.
Representation	ClientResource.get()	Represents the resource using content negotiation to select the best variant based on the client preferences.
Representation	ClientResource.get(MediaType mediaType)	Represents the resource using a given media type.
protected Representation	ServerResource.get()	Returns a full representation.
protected Representation	ServerResource.get(Variant variant)	Returns a full representation for a given variant.
Representation	Directory.getIndexRepresentation(Variant variant, ReferenceList indexContent)	Returns an actual index representation for a given variant.
Representation	Resource.getRequestEntity()	Returns the request entity representation.
Representation	Resource.getResponseEntity()	Returns the response entity representation.
Representation	ClientResource.handle()	Handles the call by invoking the next handler.
protected Representation	ClientResource.handle(Method method)	Handles the call by cloning the prototype request, setting the method and entity.
protected Representation	ClientResource.handle(Method method, MediaType mediaType)	Handles the call by cloning the prototype request, setting the method and entity.
protected Representation	ClientResource.handle(Method method, Representation entity)	Handles the call by cloning the prototype request, setting the method and entity.
protected Representation	ClientResource.handle(Method method, Representation entity, ClientInfo clientInfo)	Handles the call by cloning the prototype request, setting the method and entity.
protected Representation	ClientResource.handle(Method method, Representation entity, MediaType mediaType)	Handles the call by cloning the prototype request, setting the method and entity.
abstract Representation	Resource.handle()	Handles the call composed of the current context, request and response.
Representation	ServerResource.handle()	Handles any call to this resource.
Representation	ClientResource.handleInbound(Response response)	Handles the inbound call.
Representation	ClientResource.head()	Represents the resource using content negotiation to select the best variant based on the client preferences.
Representation	ClientResource.head(MediaType mediaType)	Represents the resource using a given media type.
protected Representation	ServerResource.head()	Returns a representation whose metadata will be returned to the client.
protected Representation	ServerResource.head(Variant variant)	Returns a representation whose metadata will be returned to the client.
Representation	ClientResource.options()	Describes the resource using content negotiation to select the best variant based on the client preferences.
Representation	ClientResource.options(MediaType mediaType)	Describes the resource using a given media type.
protected Representation	ServerResource.options()	Indicates the communication options available for this resource.
protected Representation	ServerResource.options(Variant variant)	Indicates the communication options available for this resource.
Representation	ClientResource.patch(java.lang.Object entity)	Patches a resource with the given object as delta state.
Representation	ClientResource.patch(java.lang.Object entity, MediaType mediaType)	Patches a resource with the given object as delta state.
Representation	ClientResource.patch(Representation entity)	Patches a resource with the given representation as delta state.
protected Representation	ServerResource.patch(Representation entity)	Apply a patch entity to the current representation of the resource retrieved by calling ServerResource.get().
protected Representation	ServerResource.patch(Representation entity, Variant variant)	Apply a patch entity to the current representation of the resource retrieved by calling ServerResource.get().
Representation	ClientResource.post(java.lang.Object entity)	Posts an object entity.
Representation	ClientResource.post(java.lang.Object entity, MediaType mediaType)	Posts an object entity.
Representation	ClientResource.post(Representation entity)	Posts a representation.
protected Representation	ServerResource.post(Representation entity)	Posts a representation to the resource at the target URI reference.
protected Representation	ServerResource.post(Representation entity, Variant variant)	Posts a representation to the resource at the target URI reference.
Representation	ClientResource.put(java.lang.Object entity)	Puts an object entity.
Representation	ClientResource.put(java.lang.Object entity, MediaType mediaType)	Puts an object entity.
Representation	ClientResource.put(Representation entity)	Creates or updates a resource with the given representation as new state to be stored.
protected Representation	ServerResource.put(Representation entity)	Creates or updates a resource with the given representation as new state to be stored.
protected Representation	ServerResource.put(Representation representation, Variant variant)	Creates or updates a resource with the given representation as new state to be stored.
Representation	Resource.toRepresentation(java.lang.Object source)	Converts an object into a representation based on the default converter service variant.
Representation	Resource.toRepresentation(java.lang.Object source, MediaType target)	Converts an object into a representation based on a given media type.
Representation	Resource.toRepresentation(java.lang.Object source, Variant target)	Converts an object into a representation based on client preferences.

Methods in org.restlet.resource with parameters of type Representation

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
protected Representation	ClientResource.handle(Method method, Representation entity)	Handles the call by cloning the prototype request, setting the method and entity.
protected Representation	ClientResource.handle(Method method, Representation entity, ClientInfo clientInfo)	Handles the call by cloning the prototype request, setting the method and entity.
protected Representation	ClientResource.handle(Method method, Representation entity, MediaType mediaType)	Handles the call by cloning the prototype request, setting the method and entity.
Representation	ClientResource.patch(Representation entity)	Patches a resource with the given representation as delta state.
protected Representation	ServerResource.patch(Representation entity)	Apply a patch entity to the current representation of the resource retrieved by calling ServerResource.get().
protected Representation	ServerResource.patch(Representation entity, Variant variant)	Apply a patch entity to the current representation of the resource retrieved by calling ServerResource.get().
Representation	ClientResource.post(Representation entity)	Posts a representation.
protected Representation	ServerResource.post(Representation entity)	Posts a representation to the resource at the target URI reference.
protected Representation	ServerResource.post(Representation entity, Variant variant)	Posts a representation to the resource at the target URI reference.
Representation	ClientResource.put(Representation entity)	Creates or updates a resource with the given representation as new state to be stored.
protected Representation	ServerResource.put(Representation entity)	Creates or updates a resource with the given representation as new state to be stored.
protected Representation	ServerResource.put(Representation representation, Variant variant)	Creates or updates a resource with the given representation as new state to be stored.
<T> T	Resource.toObject(Representation source, java.lang.Class<T> target)	Converts a representation into a Java object.

Uses of Representation in org.restlet.routing

Methods in org.restlet.routing that return Representation

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
protected Representation	Redirector.rewrite(Representation initialEntity)	Optionally rewrites the response entity returned in the Redirector.MODE_SERVER_INBOUND and Redirector.MODE_SERVER_OUTBOUND modes.

Methods in org.restlet.routing with parameters of type Representation

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
protected Representation	Redirector.rewrite(Representation initialEntity)	Optionally rewrites the response entity returned in the Redirector.MODE_SERVER_INBOUND and Redirector.MODE_SERVER_OUTBOUND modes.

Uses of Representation in org.restlet.service

Methods in org.restlet.service that return Representation

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
Representation	ConverterService.applyPatch(Representation initial, Representation patch)	Applies a patch representation to an initial representation in order to obtain a modified one.
Representation	ConverterService.createPatch(Representation initial, Representation modified)	Creates a patch representation by calculating a diff between initial and modified representations.
Representation	StatusService.getRepresentation(Status status, Request request, Response response)	Deprecated. Use StatusService.toRepresentation(Status, Request, Response) instead.
Representation	ConverterService.revertPatch(Representation modified, Representation patch)	Reverts a patch representation from a modified representation in order to obtain the initial one.
Representation	ConverterService.toRepresentation(java.lang.Object source)	Converts a regular Java object into a Representation.
Representation	ConverterService.toRepresentation(java.lang.Object source, MediaType target)	Converts a regular Java object into a Representation.
Representation	ConverterService.toRepresentation(java.lang.Object source, Variant target)	Converts a regular Java object into a Representation.
Representation	ConverterService.toRepresentation(java.lang.Object source, Variant target, Resource resource)	Converts a regular Java object into a Representation.
Representation	StatusService.toRepresentation(Status status, Request request, Response response)	Returns a representation for the given status.
Representation	StatusService.toRepresentation(Status status, Resource resource)	Returns a representation for the given status. In order to customize the default representation, this method can be overridden.

Methods in org.restlet.service with parameters of type Representation

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
void	ConnectorService.afterSend(Representation entity)	Call-back method invoked by the client or server connectors just after sending the response to the target component.
Representation	ConverterService.applyPatch(Representation initial, Representation patch)	Applies a patch representation to an initial representation in order to obtain a modified one.
void	ConnectorService.beforeSend(Representation entity)	Call-back method invoked by the client or server connectors just before sending the response to the target component.
boolean	EncoderService.canEncode(Representation representation)	Indicates if a representation can be encoded.
Representation	ConverterService.createPatch(Representation initial, Representation modified)	Creates a patch representation by calculating a diff between initial and modified representations.
Representation	ConverterService.revertPatch(Representation modified, Representation patch)	Reverts a patch representation from a modified representation in order to obtain the initial one.
java.lang.Object	ConverterService.toObject(Representation source)	Converts a Representation into a regular Java object.
<T> T	ConverterService.toObject(Representation source, java.lang.Class<T> target, Resource resource)	Converts a Representation into a regular Java object.

Uses of Representation in org.restlet.util

Subclasses of Representation in org.restlet.util

Modifier and Type	Class	Description
class	WrapperRepresentation	Representation wrapper.

Methods in org.restlet.util that return Representation

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
Representation	WrapperRequest.getEntity()	Returns the entity representation.
Representation	WrapperResponse.getEntity()	Returns the entity representation.
Representation	WrapperRepresentation.getWrappedRepresentation()	Returns the wrapped representation.

Methods in org.restlet.util with parameters of type Representation

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
void	WrapperRequest.setEntity(Representation entity)	Sets the entity representation.
void	WrapperResponse.setEntity(Representation entity)	Sets the entity representation.

Constructors in org.restlet.util with parameters of type Representation

Constructor	Description
ByteReadingListener(Representation source)	Default constructor.
ByteReadingListener(Representation source, int bufferSize)	Constructor.
CharacterReadingListener(Representation source)	Default constructor.
CharacterReadingListener(Representation source, int bufferSize)	Constructor.
ReadingListener(Representation source)	Default constructor.
ReadingListener(Representation source, int bufferSize)	Constructor.
StringReadingListener(Representation source)	Default constructor.
StringReadingListener(Representation source, int bufferSize)	Constructor.
WrapperRepresentation(Representation wrappedRepresentation)	Constructor.