Uses of Class
org.restlet.representation.Variant

Packages that use Variant

Package	Description
org.restlet.data	Information exchanged by components.
org.restlet.representation	Common representation data elements.
org.restlet.resource	Client and server resource classes.
org.restlet.service	Services used by applications and components.
org.restlet.util	Various utility classes.

Uses of Variant in org.restlet.data

Constructor parameters in org.restlet.data with type arguments of type Variant

Constructor	Description
ClientInfo(java.util.List<? extends Variant> variants)	Constructor from a list of variants.

Uses of Variant in org.restlet.representation

Subclasses of Variant 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	Representation	Current or intended state of a resource.
class	RepresentationInfo	Information about a representation.
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.

Methods in org.restlet.representation with parameters of type Variant

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
boolean	Variant.includes(Variant other)	Indicates if the current variant includes the given variant.
boolean	Variant.isCompatible(Variant other)	Indicates if the current variant is compatible with the given variant.

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

Constructor	Description
Representation(Variant variant, java.util.Date modificationDate)	Constructor from a variant.
Representation(Variant variant, java.util.Date modificationDate, Tag tag)	Constructor from a variant.
Representation(Variant variant, Tag tag)	Constructor from a variant.
RepresentationInfo(Variant variant, java.util.Date modificationDate)	Constructor from a variant.
RepresentationInfo(Variant variant, java.util.Date modificationDate, Tag tag)	Constructor from a variant.
RepresentationInfo(Variant variant, Tag tag)	Constructor from a variant.

Uses of Variant in org.restlet.resource

Methods in org.restlet.resource that return Variant

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
protected Variant	ServerResource.getPreferredVariant(java.util.List<Variant> variants)	Returns the preferred variant among a list of available variants.

Methods in org.restlet.resource that return types with arguments of type Variant

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
java.util.List<Variant>	Directory.getIndexVariants(ReferenceList indexContent)	Returns the variant representations of a directory index.
java.util.List<Variant>	ServerResource.getVariants()	Returns a modifiable list of exposed variants for the current request method.
protected java.util.List<Variant>	ServerResource.getVariants(Method method)	Returns a modifiable list of exposed variants for the given method.

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

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
protected Representation	ServerResource.delete(Variant variant)	Deletes the resource and all its representations.
protected Representation	ServerResource.doHandle(Variant variant)	Effectively handles a call with content negotiation of the response entity.
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.
protected RepresentationInfo	ServerResource.getInfo(Variant variant)	Returns information about the resource's representation.
protected Representation	ServerResource.head(Variant variant)	Returns a representation whose metadata will be returned to the client.
protected Representation	ServerResource.options(Variant variant)	Indicates the communication options available for this resource.
protected Representation	ServerResource.patch(Representation entity, Variant variant)	Apply a patch entity to the current representation of the resource retrieved by calling ServerResource.get().
protected Representation	ServerResource.post(Representation entity, Variant variant)	Posts a representation to the resource at the target URI reference.
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, Variant target)	Converts an object into a representation based on client preferences.

Method parameters in org.restlet.resource with type arguments of type Variant

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
protected Variant	ServerResource.getPreferredVariant(java.util.List<Variant> variants)	Returns the preferred variant among a list of available variants.

Uses of Variant in org.restlet.service

Methods in org.restlet.service that return Variant

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
Variant	ConnegService.getPreferredVariant(java.util.List<? extends Variant> variants, Request request, MetadataService metadataService)	Returns the best variant representation for a given resource according the the client preferences. A default language is provided in case the variants don't match the client preferences.

Methods in org.restlet.service that return types with arguments of type Variant

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
java.util.List<? extends Variant>	ConverterService.getVariants(java.lang.Class<?> source, Variant target)	Returns the list of variants that can be converted from a given object class.

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

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
java.util.List<java.lang.Class<?>>	ConverterService.getObjectClasses(Variant source)	Returns the list of object classes that can be converted from a given variant.
java.util.List<? extends Variant>	ConverterService.getVariants(java.lang.Class<?> source, Variant target)	Returns the list of variants that can be converted from a given object class.
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.

Method parameters in org.restlet.service with type arguments of type Variant

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
Variant	ConnegService.getPreferredVariant(java.util.List<? extends Variant> variants, Request request, MetadataService metadataService)	Returns the best variant representation for a given resource according the the client preferences. A default language is provided in case the variants don't match the client preferences.

Uses of Variant in org.restlet.util

Subclasses of Variant in org.restlet.util

Modifier and Type	Class	Description
class	WrapperRepresentation	Representation wrapper.