org.apache.http.client.utils

Class HttpClientUtils

java.lang.Object

org.apache.http.client.utils.HttpClientUtils

public class HttpClientUtils
extends Object

Static helpers for dealing with HttpResponses and HttpClients.

Since:

4.2

Method Summary

Methods

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
static void	closeQuietly(HttpClient httpClient) Unconditionally close a httpClient.
static void	closeQuietly(HttpResponse response) Unconditionally close a response.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Method Detail

closeQuietly

public static void closeQuietly(HttpResponse response)

Unconditionally close a response.

Example Code:

 HttpResponse httpResponse = null;
 try {
     httpResponse = httpClient.execute(httpGet);
 } catch (Exception e) {
     // error handling
 } finally {
     HttpClientUtils.closeQuietly(httpResponse);
 }
 

Parameters:

response - the HttpResponse to release resources, may be null or already closed.

Since:

4.2

closeQuietly

public static void closeQuietly(HttpClient httpClient)

Unconditionally close a httpClient. Shuts down the underlying connection manager and releases the resources.

Example Code:

 HttpClient httpClient = null;
 try {
   httpClient = new DefaultHttpClient(...);
 } catch (Exception e) {
   // error handling
 } finally {
   HttpClientUtils.closeQuietly(httpClient);
 }
 

Parameters:

httpClient - the HttpClient to close, may be null or already closed.

Since:

4.2