## org.apache.http.protocol
Class RequestContent

    java.lang.Object
      org.apache.http.protocol.RequestContent

All Implemented Interfaces:
  HttpRequestInterceptor

    @Immutable
    public class RequestContent

extends Object
implements HttpRequestInterceptor

RequestContent is the most important interceptor for outgoing requests. It is responsible for delimiting content length by adding `Content-Length` or `Transfer-Content` headers based on the properties of the enclosed entity and the protocol version. This interceptor is required for correct functioning of client side protocol processors.

Since:
  4.0

Constructor Summary
`RequestContent()` Default constructor.
`RequestContent(boolean overwrite)` Constructor that can be used to fine-tune behavior of this interceptor.

Method Summary
`void` `process(HttpRequest request, HttpContext context)` Processes a request.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
`clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait`

Constructor Detail

### RequestContent

    public RequestContent()

  Default constructor. The `Content-Length` or `Transfer-Encoding` will cause the interceptor to throw `ProtocolException` if already present in the response message.

### RequestContent

    public RequestContent(boolean overwrite)

  Constructor that can be used to fine-tune behavior of this interceptor.

  Parameters:
    `overwrite` - If set to `true` the `Content-Length` and `Transfer-Encoding` headers will be created or updated if already present. If set to `false` the `Content-Length` and `Transfer-Encoding` headers will cause the interceptor to throw `ProtocolException` if already present in the response message.
  Since:
    4.2

Method Detail

### process

    public void process(HttpRequest request,
                        HttpContext context)
                 throws HttpException,
                        IOException

  Description copied from interface: `HttpRequestInterceptor`
  Processes a request. On the client side, this step is performed before the request is sent to the server. On the server side, this step is performed on incoming messages before the message body is evaluated.

  Specified by:
    `process` in interface `HttpRequestInterceptor`
  Parameters:
    `request` - the request to preprocess
    `context` - the context for the request
  Throws:
    `HttpException` - in case of an HTTP protocol violation
    `IOException` - in case of an I/O error

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