org.jboss.netty.handler.codec.http

Interface HttpChunk

All Known Subinterfaces:

HttpChunkTrailer

All Known Implementing Classes:

DefaultHttpChunk, DefaultHttpChunkTrailer

public interface HttpChunk

An HTTP chunk which is used for HTTP chunked transfer-encoding. HttpMessageDecoder generates HttpChunk after HttpMessage when the content is large or the encoding of the content is 'chunked. If you prefer not to receive HttpChunk in your handler, please HttpChunkAggregator after HttpMessageDecoder in the ChannelPipeline.

Field Summary

Fields

Modifier and Type	Field and Description
static HttpChunkTrailer	LAST_CHUNK The 'end of content' marker in chunked encoding.

Method Summary

Methods

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
ChannelBuffer	getContent() Returns the content of this chunk.
boolean	isLast() Returns true if and only if this chunk is the 'end of content' marker.
void	setContent(ChannelBuffer content) Sets the content of this chunk.

Field Detail

LAST_CHUNK

static final HttpChunkTrailer LAST_CHUNK

The 'end of content' marker in chunked encoding.

Method Detail

isLast

boolean isLast()

Returns true if and only if this chunk is the 'end of content' marker.

getContent

ChannelBuffer getContent()

Returns the content of this chunk. If this is the 'end of content' marker, ChannelBuffers.EMPTY_BUFFER will be returned.

setContent

void setContent(ChannelBuffer content)

Sets the content of this chunk. If an empty buffer is specified, this chunk becomes the 'end of content' marker.