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Interface ContentConnection

All Superinterfaces:

Connection, InputConnection, OutputConnection, StreamConnection

All Known Subinterfaces:

HttpConnection

All Known Implementing Classes:

Protocol

public interface ContentConnection
extends StreamConnection

This interface defines the stream connection over which content is passed.

Since:

CLDC 1.0

Version:

12/17/01 (CLDC 1.1)

getType

String getType()

Returns the type of content that the resource connected to is providing. For instance, if the connection is via HTTP, then the value of the content-type header field is returned.

Returns:

the content type of the resource that the URL references, or null if not known.

getEncoding

String getEncoding()

Returns a string describing the encoding of the content which the resource connected to is providing. E.g. if the connection is via HTTP, the value of the content-encoding header field is returned.

Returns:

the content encoding of the resource that the URL references, or null if not known.

getLength

long getLength()

Returns the length of the content which is being provided. E.g. if the connection is via HTTP, then the value of the content-length header field is returned.

Returns:

the content length of the resource that this connection's URL references, or -1 if the content length is not known.