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michael@0: 
michael@0: package ch.boye.httpclientandroidlib.client.methods;
michael@0: 
michael@0: import java.net.URI;
michael@0: 
michael@0: import ch.boye.httpclientandroidlib.annotation.NotThreadSafe;
michael@0: 
michael@0: /**
michael@0:  * HTTP HEAD method.
michael@0:  * <p>
michael@0:  * The HTTP HEAD method is defined in section 9.4 of
michael@0:  * <a href="http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc2616.txt">RFC2616</a>:
michael@0:  * <blockquote>
michael@0:  * The HEAD method is identical to GET except that the server MUST NOT
michael@0:  * return a message-body in the response. The metainformation contained
michael@0:  * in the HTTP headers in response to a HEAD request SHOULD be identical
michael@0:  * to the information sent in response to a GET request. This method can
michael@0:  * be used for obtaining metainformation about the entity implied by the
michael@0:  * request without transferring the entity-body itself. This method is
michael@0:  * often used for testing hypertext links for validity, accessibility,
michael@0:  * and recent modification.
michael@0:  * </blockquote>
michael@0:  * </p>
michael@0:  *
michael@0:  * @since 4.0
michael@0:  */
michael@0: @NotThreadSafe
michael@0: public class HttpHead extends HttpRequestBase {
michael@0: 
michael@0:     public final static String METHOD_NAME = "HEAD";
michael@0: 
michael@0:     public HttpHead() {
michael@0:         super();
michael@0:     }
michael@0: 
michael@0:     public HttpHead(final URI uri) {
michael@0:         super();
michael@0:         setURI(uri);
michael@0:     }
michael@0: 
michael@0:     /**
michael@0:      * @throws IllegalArgumentException if the uri is invalid.
michael@0:      */
michael@0:     public HttpHead(final String uri) {
michael@0:         super();
michael@0:         setURI(URI.create(uri));
michael@0:     }
michael@0: 
michael@0:     @Override
michael@0:     public String getMethod() {
michael@0:         return METHOD_NAME;
michael@0:     }
michael@0: 
michael@0: }