The HTTP client before Java 9

JDK version 1.1 introduced the HttpURLConnection API that supported HTTP-specific features. This was a robust class that included the fields listed here:

  • chunkLength
  • fixedContentLength
  • fixedContentLengthLong
  • HTTP_ACCEPTED
  • HTTP_BAD_GATEWAY
  • HTTP_BAD_METHOD
  • HTTP_BAD_REQUEST
  • HTTP_CLIENT_TIMEOUT
  • HTTP_CONFLICT
  • HTTP_CREATED
  • HTTP_ENTITY_TOO_LARGE
  • HTTP_FORBIDDEN
  • HTTP_GONE
  • HTTP_INTERNAL_ERROR
  • HTTP_LENGTH_REQUIRED
  • HTTP_MOVED_PERM
  • HTTP_MOVED_TEMP
  • HTTP_MULT_CHOICE
  • HTTP_NO_CONTENT
  • HTTP_NOT_ACCEPTABLE
  • HTTP_NOT_AUTHORITATIVE
  • HTTP_NOT_FOUND
  • HTTP_NOT_IMPLEMENTED
  • HTTP_NOT_MODIFIED
  • HTTP_OK
  • HTTP_PARTIAL
  • HTTP_PAYMENT_REQUIRED
  • HTTP_PRECON_FAILED
  • HTTP_PROXY_AUTH
  • HTTP_REQ_TOO_LONG
  • HTTP_RESET
  • HTTP_SEE_OTHER
  • HTTP_SERVER_ERROR
  • HTTP_UNAUTHORIZED ...

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