public interface HttpServletResponse extends ServletResponse
ServletResponse interface to provide HTTP-specific
 functionality in sending a response.  For example, it has methods
 to access HTTP headers and cookies.
 The servlet container creates an HttpServletResponse object
 and passes it as an argument to the servlet's service methods
 (doGet, doPost, etc).
ServletResponse| Modifier and Type | Field and Description | 
|---|---|
| static int | SC_ACCEPTEDStatus code (202) indicating that a request was accepted for
 processing, but was not completed. | 
| static int | SC_BAD_GATEWAYStatus code (502) indicating that the HTTP server received an
 invalid response from a server it consulted when acting as a
 proxy or gateway. | 
| static int | SC_BAD_REQUESTStatus code (400) indicating the request sent by the client was
 syntactically incorrect. | 
| static int | SC_CONFLICTStatus code (409) indicating that the request could not be
 completed due to a conflict with the current state of the
 resource. | 
| static int | SC_CONTINUEStatus code (100) indicating the client can continue. | 
| static int | SC_CREATEDStatus code (201) indicating the request succeeded and created
 a new resource on the server. | 
| static int | SC_EXPECTATION_FAILEDStatus code (417) indicating that the server could not meet the
 expectation given in the Expect request header. | 
| static int | SC_FORBIDDENStatus code (403) indicating the server understood the request
 but refused to fulfill it. | 
| static int | SC_FOUNDStatus code (302) indicating that the resource reside
 temporarily under a different URI. | 
| static int | SC_GATEWAY_TIMEOUTStatus code (504) indicating that the server did not receive
 a timely response from the upstream server while acting as
 a gateway or proxy. | 
| static int | SC_GONEStatus code (410) indicating that the resource is no longer
 available at the server and no forwarding address is known. | 
| static int | SC_HTTP_VERSION_NOT_SUPPORTEDStatus code (505) indicating that the server does not support
 or refuses to support the HTTP protocol version that was used
 in the request message. | 
| static int | SC_INTERNAL_SERVER_ERRORStatus code (500) indicating an error inside the HTTP server
 which prevented it from fulfilling the request. | 
| static int | SC_LENGTH_REQUIREDStatus code (411) indicating that the request cannot be handled
 without a defined  Content-Length. | 
| static int | SC_METHOD_NOT_ALLOWEDStatus code (405) indicating that the method specified in the
  Request-Lineis not allowed for the resource
 identified by theRequest-URI. | 
| static int | SC_MOVED_PERMANENTLYStatus code (301) indicating that the resource has permanently
 moved to a new location, and that future references should use a
 new URI with their requests. | 
| static int | SC_MOVED_TEMPORARILYStatus code (302) indicating that the resource has temporarily
 moved to another location, but that future references should
 still use the original URI to access the resource. | 
| static int | SC_MULTIPLE_CHOICESStatus code (300) indicating that the requested resource
 corresponds to any one of a set of representations, each with
 its own specific location. | 
| static int | SC_NO_CONTENTStatus code (204) indicating that the request succeeded but that
 there was no new information to return. | 
| static int | SC_NON_AUTHORITATIVE_INFORMATIONStatus code (203) indicating that the meta information presented
 by the client did not originate from the server. | 
| static int | SC_NOT_ACCEPTABLEStatus code (406) indicating that the resource identified by the
 request is only capable of generating response entities which have
 content characteristics not acceptable according to the accept
 headers sent in the request. | 
| static int | SC_NOT_FOUNDStatus code (404) indicating that the requested resource is not
 available. | 
| static int | SC_NOT_IMPLEMENTEDStatus code (501) indicating the HTTP server does not support
 the functionality needed to fulfill the request. | 
| static int | SC_NOT_MODIFIEDStatus code (304) indicating that a conditional GET operation
 found that the resource was available and not modified. | 
| static int | SC_OKStatus code (200) indicating the request succeeded normally. | 
| static int | SC_PARTIAL_CONTENTStatus code (206) indicating that the server has fulfilled
 the partial GET request for the resource. | 
| static int | SC_PAYMENT_REQUIREDStatus code (402) reserved for future use. | 
| static int | SC_PRECONDITION_FAILEDStatus code (412) indicating that the precondition given in one
 or more of the request-header fields evaluated to false when it
 was tested on the server. | 
| static int | SC_PROXY_AUTHENTICATION_REQUIREDStatus code (407) indicating that the client MUST first
 authenticate itself with the proxy. | 
| static int | SC_REQUEST_ENTITY_TOO_LARGEStatus code (413) indicating that the server is refusing to process
 the request because the request entity is larger than the server is
 willing or able to process. | 
| static int | SC_REQUEST_TIMEOUTStatus code (408) indicating that the client did not produce a
 request within the time that the server was prepared to wait. | 
| static int | SC_REQUEST_URI_TOO_LONGStatus code (414) indicating that the server is refusing to service
 the request because the  Request-URIis longer
 than the server is willing to interpret. | 
| static int | SC_REQUESTED_RANGE_NOT_SATISFIABLEStatus code (416) indicating that the server cannot serve the
 requested byte range. | 
| static int | SC_RESET_CONTENTStatus code (205) indicating that the agent SHOULD reset
 the document view which caused the request to be sent. | 
| static int | SC_SEE_OTHERStatus code (303) indicating that the response to the request
 can be found under a different URI. | 
| static int | SC_SERVICE_UNAVAILABLEStatus code (503) indicating that the HTTP server is
 temporarily overloaded, and unable to handle the request. | 
| static int | SC_SWITCHING_PROTOCOLSStatus code (101) indicating the server is switching protocols
 according to Upgrade header. | 
| static int | SC_TEMPORARY_REDIRECTStatus code (307) indicating that the requested resource 
 resides temporarily under a different URI. | 
| static int | SC_UNAUTHORIZEDStatus code (401) indicating that the request requires HTTP
 authentication. | 
| static int | SC_UNSUPPORTED_MEDIA_TYPEStatus code (415) indicating that the server is refusing to service
 the request because the entity of the request is in a format not
 supported by the requested resource for the requested method. | 
| static int | SC_USE_PROXYStatus code (305) indicating that the requested resource
 MUST be accessed through the proxy given by the
  Locationfield. | 
| Modifier and Type | Method and Description | 
|---|---|
| void | addCookie(Cookie cookie)Adds the specified cookie to the response. | 
| void | addDateHeader(String name,
             long date)Adds a response header with the given name and
 date-value. | 
| void | addHeader(String name,
         String value)Adds a response header with the given name and value. | 
| void | addIntHeader(String name,
            int value)Adds a response header with the given name and
 integer value. | 
| boolean | containsHeader(String name)Returns a boolean indicating whether the named response header 
 has already been set. | 
| String | encodeRedirectUrl(String url)Deprecated. 
 As of version 2.1, use 
                        encodeRedirectURL(String url) instead | 
| String | encodeRedirectURL(String url)Encodes the specified URL for use in the
  sendRedirectmethod or, if encoding is not needed,
 returns the URL unchanged. | 
| String | encodeUrl(String url)Deprecated. 
 As of version 2.1, use encodeURL(String url) instead | 
| String | encodeURL(String url)Encodes the specified URL by including the session ID,
 or, if encoding is not needed, returns the URL unchanged. | 
| String | getHeader(String name)Gets the value of the response header with the given name. | 
| Collection<String> | getHeaderNames()Gets the names of the headers of this response. | 
| Collection<String> | getHeaders(String name)Gets the values of the response header with the given name. | 
| int | getStatus()Gets the current status code of this response. | 
| void | sendError(int sc)Sends an error response to the client using the specified status
 code and clears the buffer. | 
| void | sendError(int sc,
         String msg)Sends an error response to the client using the specified
 status and clears the buffer. | 
| void | sendRedirect(String location)Sends a temporary redirect response to the client using the
 specified redirect location URL and clears the buffer. | 
| void | setDateHeader(String name,
             long date)Sets a response header with the given name and
 date-value. | 
| void | setHeader(String name,
         String value)Sets a response header with the given name and value. | 
| void | setIntHeader(String name,
            int value)Sets a response header with the given name and
 integer value. | 
| void | setStatus(int sc)Sets the status code for this response. | 
| void | setStatus(int sc,
         String sm)Deprecated. 
 As of version 2.1, due to ambiguous meaning of the 
 message parameter. To set a status code 
 use  setStatus(int), to send an error with a description
 usesendError(int, String).
 Sets the status code and message for this response. | 
flushBuffer, getBufferSize, getCharacterEncoding, getContentType, getLocale, getOutputStream, getWriter, isCommitted, reset, resetBuffer, setBufferSize, setCharacterEncoding, setContentLength, setContentLengthLong, setContentType, setLocalestatic final int SC_CONTINUE
static final int SC_SWITCHING_PROTOCOLS
static final int SC_OK
static final int SC_CREATED
static final int SC_ACCEPTED
static final int SC_NON_AUTHORITATIVE_INFORMATION
static final int SC_NO_CONTENT
static final int SC_RESET_CONTENT
static final int SC_PARTIAL_CONTENT
static final int SC_MULTIPLE_CHOICES
static final int SC_MOVED_PERMANENTLY
static final int SC_MOVED_TEMPORARILY
static final int SC_FOUND
static final int SC_SEE_OTHER
static final int SC_NOT_MODIFIED
static final int SC_USE_PROXY
Location field.static final int SC_TEMPORARY_REDIRECT
Location 
 field in the response.static final int SC_BAD_REQUEST
static final int SC_UNAUTHORIZED
static final int SC_PAYMENT_REQUIRED
static final int SC_FORBIDDEN
static final int SC_NOT_FOUND
static final int SC_METHOD_NOT_ALLOWED
Request-Line is not allowed for the resource
 identified by the Request-URI.static final int SC_NOT_ACCEPTABLE
static final int SC_PROXY_AUTHENTICATION_REQUIRED
static final int SC_REQUEST_TIMEOUT
static final int SC_CONFLICT
static final int SC_GONE
static final int SC_LENGTH_REQUIRED
Content-Length.static final int SC_PRECONDITION_FAILED
static final int SC_REQUEST_ENTITY_TOO_LARGE
static final int SC_REQUEST_URI_TOO_LONG
Request-URI is longer
 than the server is willing to interpret.static final int SC_UNSUPPORTED_MEDIA_TYPE
static final int SC_REQUESTED_RANGE_NOT_SATISFIABLE
static final int SC_EXPECTATION_FAILED
static final int SC_INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR
static final int SC_NOT_IMPLEMENTED
static final int SC_BAD_GATEWAY
static final int SC_SERVICE_UNAVAILABLE
static final int SC_GATEWAY_TIMEOUT
static final int SC_HTTP_VERSION_NOT_SUPPORTED
void addCookie(Cookie cookie)
cookie - the Cookie to return to the clientboolean containsHeader(String name)
name - the header nametrue if the named response header 
                        has already been set; 
                        false otherwiseString encodeURL(String url)
For robust session tracking, all URLs emitted by a servlet should be run through this method. Otherwise, URL rewriting cannot be used with browsers which do not support cookies.
If the URL is relative, it is always relative to the current HttpServletRequest.
url - the url to be encoded.IllegalArgumentException - if the url is not validString encodeRedirectURL(String url)
sendRedirect method or, if encoding is not needed,
 returns the URL unchanged.  The implementation of this method
 includes the logic to determine whether the session ID
 needs to be encoded in the URL.  For example, if the browser supports
 cookies, or session tracking is turned off, URL encoding is
 unnecessary.  Because the rules for making this determination can
 differ from those used to decide whether to
 encode a normal link, this method is separated from the
 encodeURL method.
 
 All URLs sent to the HttpServletResponse.sendRedirect
 method should be run through this method.  Otherwise, URL
 rewriting cannot be used with browsers which do not support
 cookies.
 
If the URL is relative, it is always relative to the current HttpServletRequest.
url - the url to be encoded.IllegalArgumentException - if the url is not validsendRedirect(java.lang.String), 
encodeUrl(java.lang.String)String encodeUrl(String url)
url - the url to be encoded.IllegalArgumentException - if the url is not validString encodeRedirectUrl(String url)
url - the url to be encoded.IllegalArgumentException - if the url is not validvoid sendError(int sc,
               String msg)
        throws IOException
If the response has already been committed, this method throws an IllegalStateException. After using this method, the response should be considered to be committed and should not be written to.
sc - the error status codemsg - the descriptive messageIOException - If an input or output exception occursIllegalStateException - If the response was committedvoid sendError(int sc)
        throws IOException
If the response has already been committed, this method throws an IllegalStateException. After using this method, the response should be considered to be committed and should not be written to.
sc - the error status codeIOException - If an input or output exception occursIllegalStateException - If the response was committed
                                                before this method callvoid sendRedirect(String location) throws IOException
SC_FOUND 302 (Found).
 This method can accept relative URLs;the servlet container must convert
 the relative URL to an absolute URL
 before sending the response to the client. If the location is relative 
 without a leading '/' the container interprets it as relative to
 the current request URI. If the location is relative with a leading
 '/' the container interprets it as relative to the servlet container root.
 If the location is relative with two leading '/' the container interprets
 it as a network-path reference (see
 
 RFC 3986: Uniform Resource Identifier (URI): Generic Syntax, section 4.2
 "Relative Reference").
 If the response has already been committed, this method throws an IllegalStateException. After using this method, the response should be considered to be committed and should not be written to.
location - the redirect location URLIOException - If an input or output exception occursIllegalStateException - If the response was committed or
              if a partial URL is given and cannot be converted into a valid URLvoid setDateHeader(String name, long date)
containsHeader method can be used to test for the
 presence of a header before setting its value.name - the name of the header to setdate - the assigned date valuecontainsHeader(java.lang.String), 
addDateHeader(java.lang.String, long)void addDateHeader(String name, long date)
name - the name of the header to setdate - the additional date valuesetDateHeader(java.lang.String, long)void setHeader(String name, String value)
containsHeader method can be
 used to test for the presence of a header before setting its
 value.name - the name of the headervalue - the header value  If it contains octet string,
                it should be encoded according to RFC 2047
                (http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc2047.txt)containsHeader(java.lang.String), 
addHeader(java.lang.String, java.lang.String)void addHeader(String name, String value)
name - the name of the headervalue - the additional header value   If it contains
                octet string, it should be encoded
                according to RFC 2047
                (http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc2047.txt)setHeader(java.lang.String, java.lang.String)void setIntHeader(String name, int value)
containsHeader
 method can be used to test for the presence of a header before
 setting its value.name - the name of the headervalue - the assigned integer valuecontainsHeader(java.lang.String), 
addIntHeader(java.lang.String, int)void addIntHeader(String name, int value)
name - the name of the headervalue - the assigned integer valuesetIntHeader(java.lang.String, int)void setStatus(int sc)
This method is used to set the return status code when there is no error (for example, for the SC_OK or SC_MOVED_TEMPORARILY status codes).
If this method is used to set an error code, then the container's
 error page mechanism will not be triggered. If there is an error and
 the caller wishes to invoke an error page defined in the web
 application, then sendError(int, java.lang.String) must be used instead.
 
This method preserves any cookies and other response headers.
Valid status codes are those in the 2XX, 3XX, 4XX, and 5XX ranges. Other status codes are treated as container specific.
sc - the status codesendError(int, java.lang.String)void setStatus(int sc,
               String sm)
setStatus(int), to send an error with a description
 use sendError(int, String).
 Sets the status code and message for this response.sc - the status codesm - the status messageint getStatus()
String getHeader(String name)
If a response header with the given name exists and contains multiple values, the value that was added first will be returned.
This method considers only response headers set or added via
 setHeader(java.lang.String, java.lang.String), addHeader(java.lang.String, java.lang.String), setDateHeader(java.lang.String, long),
 addDateHeader(java.lang.String, long), setIntHeader(java.lang.String, int), or
 addIntHeader(java.lang.String, int), respectively.
name - the name of the response header whose value to returnCollection<String> getHeaders(String name)
This method considers only response headers set or added via
 setHeader(java.lang.String, java.lang.String), addHeader(java.lang.String, java.lang.String), setDateHeader(java.lang.String, long),
 addDateHeader(java.lang.String, long), setIntHeader(java.lang.String, int), or
 addIntHeader(java.lang.String, int), respectively.
 
Any changes to the returned Collection must not 
 affect this HttpServletResponse.
name - the name of the response header whose values to returnCollection of the values
 of the response header with the given nameCollection<String> getHeaderNames()
This method considers only response headers set or added via
 setHeader(java.lang.String, java.lang.String), addHeader(java.lang.String, java.lang.String), setDateHeader(java.lang.String, long),
 addDateHeader(java.lang.String, long), setIntHeader(java.lang.String, int), or
 addIntHeader(java.lang.String, int), respectively.
 
Any changes to the returned Collection must not 
 affect this HttpServletResponse.
Collection of the names
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