DefaultHttpClient

Class Overview

Default implementation of an HTTP client.

Prefer HttpURLConnection for new code

Android includes two HTTP clients: HttpURLConnection and Apache HTTP Client. Both support HTTPS, streaming uploads and downloads, configurable timeouts, IPv6 and connection pooling. Apache HTTP client has fewer bugs in Android 2.2 (Froyo) and earlier releases. For Android 2.3 (Gingerbread) and later, HttpURLConnection is the best choice. Its simple API and small size makes it great fit for Android. Transparent compression and response caching reduce network use, improve speed and save battery. See the Android Developers Blog for a comparison of the two HTTP clients.

Summary

Public Constructors
	DefaultHttpClient(ClientConnectionManager conman, HttpParams params) Creates a new HTTP client from parameters and a connection manager.
	DefaultHttpClient(HttpParams params)
	DefaultHttpClient()

Protected Methods
AuthSchemeRegistry	createAuthSchemeRegistry()
ClientConnectionManager	createClientConnectionManager()
ConnectionKeepAliveStrategy	createConnectionKeepAliveStrategy()
ConnectionReuseStrategy	createConnectionReuseStrategy()
CookieSpecRegistry	createCookieSpecRegistry()
CookieStore	createCookieStore()
CredentialsProvider	createCredentialsProvider()
HttpContext	createHttpContext()
HttpParams	createHttpParams()
BasicHttpProcessor	createHttpProcessor()
HttpRequestRetryHandler	createHttpRequestRetryHandler()
HttpRoutePlanner	createHttpRoutePlanner()
AuthenticationHandler	createProxyAuthenticationHandler()
RedirectHandler	createRedirectHandler()
HttpRequestExecutor	createRequestExecutor()
AuthenticationHandler	createTargetAuthenticationHandler()
UserTokenHandler	createUserTokenHandler()

[Expand] Inherited Methods
From class org.apache.http.impl.client.AbstractHttpClient synchronized void addRequestInterceptor(HttpRequestInterceptor itcp) synchronized void addRequestInterceptor(HttpRequestInterceptor itcp, int index) synchronized void addResponseInterceptor(HttpResponseInterceptor itcp, int index) synchronized void addResponseInterceptor(HttpResponseInterceptor itcp) synchronized void clearRequestInterceptors() synchronized void clearResponseInterceptors() abstract AuthSchemeRegistry createAuthSchemeRegistry() abstract ClientConnectionManager createClientConnectionManager() RequestDirector createClientRequestDirector(HttpRequestExecutor requestExec, ClientConnectionManager conman, ConnectionReuseStrategy reustrat, ConnectionKeepAliveStrategy kastrat, HttpRoutePlanner rouplan, HttpProcessor httpProcessor, HttpRequestRetryHandler retryHandler, RedirectHandler redirectHandler, AuthenticationHandler targetAuthHandler, AuthenticationHandler proxyAuthHandler, UserTokenHandler stateHandler, HttpParams params) abstract ConnectionKeepAliveStrategy createConnectionKeepAliveStrategy() abstract ConnectionReuseStrategy createConnectionReuseStrategy() abstract CookieSpecRegistry createCookieSpecRegistry() abstract CookieStore createCookieStore() abstract CredentialsProvider createCredentialsProvider() abstract HttpContext createHttpContext() abstract HttpParams createHttpParams() abstract BasicHttpProcessor createHttpProcessor() abstract HttpRequestRetryHandler createHttpRequestRetryHandler() abstract HttpRoutePlanner createHttpRoutePlanner() abstract AuthenticationHandler createProxyAuthenticationHandler() abstract RedirectHandler createRedirectHandler() abstract HttpRequestExecutor createRequestExecutor() abstract AuthenticationHandler createTargetAuthenticationHandler() abstract UserTokenHandler createUserTokenHandler() HttpParams determineParams(HttpRequest req) Obtains parameters for executing a request. final HttpResponse execute(HttpUriRequest request) Executes a request using the default context. <T> T execute(HttpUriRequest request, ResponseHandler<? extends T> responseHandler, HttpContext context) Executes a request using the given context and processes the response using the given response handler. final HttpResponse execute(HttpUriRequest request, HttpContext context) Maps to execute(target, request, context). <T> T execute(HttpHost target, HttpRequest request, ResponseHandler<? extends T> responseHandler) Executes a request to the target using the default context and processes the response using the given response handler. final HttpResponse execute(HttpHost target, HttpRequest request) Executes a request to the target using the default context. final HttpResponse execute(HttpHost target, HttpRequest request, HttpContext context) Executes a request to the target using the given context. <T> T execute(HttpHost target, HttpRequest request, ResponseHandler<? extends T> responseHandler, HttpContext context) Executes a request to the target using the given context and processes the response using the given response handler. <T> T execute(HttpUriRequest request, ResponseHandler<? extends T> responseHandler) Executes a request using the default context and processes the response using the given response handler. synchronized final AuthSchemeRegistry getAuthSchemes() synchronized final ConnectionKeepAliveStrategy getConnectionKeepAliveStrategy() synchronized final ClientConnectionManager getConnectionManager() Obtains the connection manager used by this client. synchronized final ConnectionReuseStrategy getConnectionReuseStrategy() synchronized final CookieSpecRegistry getCookieSpecs() synchronized final CookieStore getCookieStore() synchronized final CredentialsProvider getCredentialsProvider() synchronized final BasicHttpProcessor getHttpProcessor() synchronized final HttpRequestRetryHandler getHttpRequestRetryHandler() synchronized final HttpParams getParams() Obtains the parameters for this client. synchronized final AuthenticationHandler getProxyAuthenticationHandler() synchronized final RedirectHandler getRedirectHandler() synchronized final HttpRequestExecutor getRequestExecutor() synchronized HttpRequestInterceptor getRequestInterceptor(int index) synchronized int getRequestInterceptorCount() synchronized HttpResponseInterceptor getResponseInterceptor(int index) synchronized int getResponseInterceptorCount() synchronized final HttpRoutePlanner getRoutePlanner() synchronized final AuthenticationHandler getTargetAuthenticationHandler() synchronized final UserTokenHandler getUserTokenHandler() void removeRequestInterceptorByClass(Class<? extends HttpRequestInterceptor> clazz) void removeResponseInterceptorByClass(Class<? extends HttpResponseInterceptor> clazz) synchronized void setAuthSchemes(AuthSchemeRegistry authSchemeRegistry) synchronized void setCookieSpecs(CookieSpecRegistry cookieSpecRegistry) synchronized void setCookieStore(CookieStore cookieStore) synchronized void setCredentialsProvider(CredentialsProvider credsProvider) synchronized void setHttpRequestRetryHandler(HttpRequestRetryHandler retryHandler) synchronized void setKeepAliveStrategy(ConnectionKeepAliveStrategy keepAliveStrategy) synchronized void setParams(HttpParams params) Replaces the parameters. synchronized void setProxyAuthenticationHandler(AuthenticationHandler proxyAuthHandler) synchronized void setRedirectHandler(RedirectHandler redirectHandler) synchronized void setReuseStrategy(ConnectionReuseStrategy reuseStrategy) synchronized void setRoutePlanner(HttpRoutePlanner routePlanner) synchronized void setTargetAuthenticationHandler(AuthenticationHandler targetAuthHandler) synchronized void setUserTokenHandler(UserTokenHandler userTokenHandler)
From class java.lang.Object Object clone() Creates and returns a copy of this Object. boolean equals(Object o) Compares this instance with the specified object and indicates if they are equal. void finalize() Invoked when the garbage collector has detected that this instance is no longer reachable. final Class<?> getClass() Returns the unique instance of Class that represents this object's class. int hashCode() Returns an integer hash code for this object. final void notify() Causes a thread which is waiting on this object's monitor (by means of calling one of the wait() methods) to be woken up. final void notifyAll() Causes all threads which are waiting on this object's monitor (by means of calling one of the wait() methods) to be woken up. String toString() Returns a string containing a concise, human-readable description of this object. final void wait() Causes the calling thread to wait until another thread calls the notify() or notifyAll() method of this object. final void wait(long millis, int nanos) Causes the calling thread to wait until another thread calls the notify() or notifyAll() method of this object or until the specified timeout expires. final void wait(long millis) Causes the calling thread to wait until another thread calls the notify() or notifyAll() method of this object or until the specified timeout expires.
From interface org.apache.http.client.HttpClient abstract <T> T execute(HttpUriRequest request, ResponseHandler<? extends T> responseHandler, HttpContext context) Executes a request using the given context and processes the response using the given response handler. abstract HttpResponse execute(HttpUriRequest request) Executes a request using the default context. abstract <T> T execute(HttpHost target, HttpRequest request, ResponseHandler<? extends T> responseHandler, HttpContext context) Executes a request to the target using the given context and processes the response using the given response handler. abstract HttpResponse execute(HttpUriRequest request, HttpContext context) Executes a request using the given context. abstract <T> T execute(HttpUriRequest request, ResponseHandler<? extends T> responseHandler) Executes a request using the default context and processes the response using the given response handler. abstract <T> T execute(HttpHost target, HttpRequest request, ResponseHandler<? extends T> responseHandler) Executes a request to the target using the default context and processes the response using the given response handler. abstract HttpResponse execute(HttpHost target, HttpRequest request) Executes a request to the target using the default context. abstract HttpResponse execute(HttpHost target, HttpRequest request, HttpContext context) Executes a request to the target using the given context. abstract ClientConnectionManager getConnectionManager() Obtains the connection manager used by this client. abstract HttpParams getParams() Obtains the parameters for this client.