Response.ResponseBuilder (Java(TM) EE 7 Specification APIs)

java.lang.Object
- javax.ws.rs.core.Response.ResponseBuilder

Enclosing class:

Response
```
public abstract static class Response.ResponseBuilder
extends Object
```
A class used to build Response instances that contain metadata instead of or in addition to an entity. An initial instance may be obtained via static methods of the Response class, instance methods provide the ability to set metadata. E.g. to create a response that indicates the creation of a new resource:
```
@POST
 Response addWidget(...) {
   Widget w = ...
   URI widgetId = UriBuilder.fromResource(Widget.class)...
   return Response.created(widgetId).build();
 }
```
Several methods have parameters of type URI, UriBuilder provides convenient methods to create such values as does URI.create().

Where multiple variants of the same method are provided, the type of the supplied parameter is retained in the metadata of the built Response.

Constructor Summary

Constructors
Modifier Constructor and Description

protected Response.ResponseBuilder()
Protected constructor, use one of the static methods of Response to obtain an instance.

Constructors
Modifier	Constructor and Description
`protected`	`Response.ResponseBuilder()` Protected constructor, use one of the static methods of `Response` to obtain an instance.

Method Summary

Methods
Modifier and Type	Method and Description
`abstract Response.ResponseBuilder`	`allow(Set<String> methods)` Set the list of allowed methods for the resource.
`abstract Response.ResponseBuilder`	`allow(String... methods)` Set the list of allowed methods for the resource.
`abstract Response`	`build()` Create a Response instance from the current ResponseBuilder.
`abstract Response.ResponseBuilder`	`cacheControl(CacheControl cacheControl)` Set the cache control data of the message.
`abstract Response.ResponseBuilder`	`clone()`
`abstract Response.ResponseBuilder`	`contentLocation(URI location)` Set the content location.
`abstract Response.ResponseBuilder`	`cookie(NewCookie... cookies)` Add cookies to the response message.
`abstract Response.ResponseBuilder`	`encoding(String encoding)` Set the message entity content encoding.
`abstract Response.ResponseBuilder`	`entity(Object entity)` Set the response entity in the builder.
`abstract Response.ResponseBuilder`	`entity(Object entity, Annotation[] annotations)` Set the response entity in the builder.
`abstract Response.ResponseBuilder`	`expires(Date expires)` Set the response expiration date.
`abstract Response.ResponseBuilder`	`header(String name, Object value)` Add an arbitrary header.
`abstract Response.ResponseBuilder`	`language(Locale language)` Set the message entity language.
`abstract Response.ResponseBuilder`	`language(String language)` Set the message entity language.
`abstract Response.ResponseBuilder`	`lastModified(Date lastModified)` Set the response entity last modification date.
`abstract Response.ResponseBuilder`	`link(String uri, String rel)` Add a link header.
`abstract Response.ResponseBuilder`	`link(URI uri, String rel)` Add a link header.
`abstract Response.ResponseBuilder`	`links(Link... links)` Add one or more link headers.
`abstract Response.ResponseBuilder`	`location(URI location)` Set the location.
`protected static Response.ResponseBuilder`	`newInstance()` Create a new builder instance.
`abstract Response.ResponseBuilder`	`replaceAll(MultivaluedMap<String,Object> headers)` Replaces all existing headers with the newly supplied headers.
`abstract Response.ResponseBuilder`	`status(int status)` Set the status on the ResponseBuilder.
`Response.ResponseBuilder`	`status(Response.Status status)` Set the status on the ResponseBuilder.
`Response.ResponseBuilder`	`status(Response.StatusType status)` Set the status on the ResponseBuilder.
`abstract Response.ResponseBuilder`	`tag(EntityTag tag)` Set a response entity tag.
`abstract Response.ResponseBuilder`	`tag(String tag)` Set a strong response entity tag.
`abstract Response.ResponseBuilder`	`type(MediaType type)` Set the message entity media type.
`abstract Response.ResponseBuilder`	`type(String type)` Set the message entity media type.
`abstract Response.ResponseBuilder`	`variant(Variant variant)` Set message entity representation metadata.
`abstract Response.ResponseBuilder`	`variants(List<Variant> variants)` Add a Vary header that lists the available variants.
`abstract Response.ResponseBuilder`	`variants(Variant... variants)` Add a Vary header that lists the available variants.

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

- Constructor Detail
  - Response.ResponseBuilder
```
protected Response.ResponseBuilder()
```
    Protected constructor, use one of the static methods of Response to obtain an instance.
- Method Detail
  - newInstance
```
protected static Response.ResponseBuilder newInstance()
```
    Create a new builder instance.
    
    Returns:
    a new response builder.
  - build
```
public abstract Response build()
```
    Create a Response instance from the current ResponseBuilder. The builder is reset to a blank state equivalent to calling the ok method.
    
    Returns:
    a Response instance.
  - clone
```
public abstract Response.ResponseBuilder clone()
```
    Create a copy of the ResponseBuilder preserving its state.
    
    Overrides:
    
    clone in class Object
    
    Returns:
    a copy of the ResponseBuilder.
  - status
```
public abstract Response.ResponseBuilder status(int status)
```
    Set the status on the ResponseBuilder.
    
    Parameters:
    status - the response status.
    
    Returns:
    the updated response builder.
    
    Throws:
    
    IllegalArgumentException - if status is less than 100 or greater than 599.
  - status
```
public Response.ResponseBuilder status(Response.StatusType status)
```
    Set the status on the ResponseBuilder.
    
    Parameters:
    status - the response status.
    
    Returns:
    the updated response builder.
    
    Throws:
    
    IllegalArgumentException - if status is null.
    Since:
    
    1.1
  - status
```
public Response.ResponseBuilder status(Response.Status status)
```
    Set the status on the ResponseBuilder.
    
    Parameters:
    status - the response status.
    
    Returns:
    the updated response builder.
    
    Throws:
    
    IllegalArgumentException - if status is null.
  - entity
```
public abstract Response.ResponseBuilder entity(Object entity)
```
    Set the response entity in the builder.
    Any Java type instance for a response entity, that is supported by the runtime can be passed. It is the callers responsibility to wrap the actual entity with GenericEntity if preservation of its generic type is required. Note that the entity can be also set as an input stream.
    A specific entity media type can be set using one of the type(...) methods.
    
    Parameters:
    entity - the request entity.
    
    Returns:
    updated response builder instance.
    See Also:
    entity(java.lang.Object, java.lang.annotation.Annotation[]), type(javax.ws.rs.core.MediaType), type(java.lang.String)
  - entity
```
public abstract Response.ResponseBuilder entity(Object entity,
                              Annotation[] annotations)
```
    Set the response entity in the builder.
    Any Java type instance for a response entity, that is supported by the runtime can be passed. It is the callers responsibility to wrap the actual entity with GenericEntity if preservation of its generic type is required. Note that the entity can be also set as an input stream.
    A specific entity media type can be set using one of the type(...) methods.
    
    Parameters:
    entity - the request entity.
    annotations - annotations that will be passed to the MessageBodyWriter.
    
    Returns:
    updated response builder instance.
    Since:
    
    2.0
    
    See Also:
    entity(java.lang.Object), type(javax.ws.rs.core.MediaType), type(java.lang.String)
  - allow
```
public abstract Response.ResponseBuilder allow(String... methods)
```
    Set the list of allowed methods for the resource. Any duplicate method names will be truncated to a single entry.
    
    Parameters:
    methods - the methods to be listed as allowed for the resource, if null any existing allowed method list will be removed.
    
    Returns:
    the updated response builder.
    Since:
    
    2.0
  - allow
```
public abstract Response.ResponseBuilder allow(Set<String> methods)
```
    Set the list of allowed methods for the resource.
    
    Parameters:
    methods - the methods to be listed as allowed for the resource, if null any existing allowed method list will be removed.
    
    Returns:
    the updated response builder.
    Since:
    
    2.0
  - cacheControl
```
public abstract Response.ResponseBuilder cacheControl(CacheControl cacheControl)
```
    Set the cache control data of the message.
    
    Parameters:
    cacheControl - the cache control directives, if null any existing cache control directives will be removed.
    
    Returns:
    the updated response builder.
  - encoding
```
public abstract Response.ResponseBuilder encoding(String encoding)
```
    Set the message entity content encoding.
    
    Parameters:
    encoding - the content encoding of the message entity, if null any existing value for content encoding will be removed.
    
    Returns:
    the updated response builder.
    Since:
    
    2.0
  - header
```
public abstract Response.ResponseBuilder header(String name,
                              Object value)
```
    Add an arbitrary header.
    
    Parameters:
    name - the name of the header
    value - the value of the header, the header will be serialized using a RuntimeDelegate.HeaderDelegate if one is available via RuntimeDelegate.createHeaderDelegate(java.lang.Class) for the class of value or using its toString method if a header delegate is not available. If value is null then all current headers of the same name will be removed.
    
    Returns:
    the updated response builder.
  - replaceAll
```
public abstract Response.ResponseBuilder replaceAll(MultivaluedMap<String,Object> headers)
```
    Replaces all existing headers with the newly supplied headers.
    
    Parameters:
    headers - new headers to be set, if null all existing headers will be removed.
    
    Returns:
    the updated response builder.
    Since:
    
    2.0
  - language
```
public abstract Response.ResponseBuilder language(String language)
```
    Set the message entity language.
    
    Parameters:
    language - the language of the message entity, if null any existing value for language will be removed.
    
    Returns:
    the updated response builder.
  - language
```
public abstract Response.ResponseBuilder language(Locale language)
```
    Set the message entity language.
    
    Parameters:
    language - the language of the message entity, if null any existing value for type will be removed.
    
    Returns:
    the updated response builder.
  - type
```
public abstract Response.ResponseBuilder type(MediaType type)
```
    Set the message entity media type.
    
    Parameters:
    type - the media type of the message entity. If null, any existing value for type will be removed.
    
    Returns:
    the updated response builder.
  - type
```
public abstract Response.ResponseBuilder type(String type)
```
    Set the message entity media type.
    
    Parameters:
    type - the media type of the message entity. If null, any existing value for type will be removed.
    
    Returns:
    the updated response builder.
  - variant
```
public abstract Response.ResponseBuilder variant(Variant variant)
```
    Set message entity representation metadata.
    Equivalent to setting the values of content type, content language, and content encoding separately using the values of the variant properties.
    
    Parameters:
    variant - metadata of the message entity, a null value is equivalent to a variant with all null properties.
    
    Returns:
    the updated response builder.
    Since:
    
    2.0
    
    See Also:
    encoding(java.lang.String), language(java.util.Locale), type(javax.ws.rs.core.MediaType)
  - contentLocation
```
public abstract Response.ResponseBuilder contentLocation(URI location)
```
    Set the content location.
    
    Parameters:
    location - the content location. Relative or absolute URIs may be used for the value of content location. If null any existing value for content location will be removed.
    
    Returns:
    the updated response builder.
  - cookie
```
public abstract Response.ResponseBuilder cookie(NewCookie... cookies)
```
    Add cookies to the response message.
    
    Parameters:
    cookies - new cookies that will accompany the response. A null value will remove all cookies, including those added via the header(java.lang.String, java.lang.Object) method.
    
    Returns:
    the updated response builder.
  - expires
```
public abstract Response.ResponseBuilder expires(Date expires)
```
    Set the response expiration date.
    
    Parameters:
    expires - the expiration date, if null removes any existing expires value.
    
    Returns:
    the updated response builder.
  - lastModified
```
public abstract Response.ResponseBuilder lastModified(Date lastModified)
```
    Set the response entity last modification date.
    
    Parameters:
    lastModified - the last modified date, if null any existing last modified value will be removed.
    
    Returns:
    the updated response builder.
  - location
```
public abstract Response.ResponseBuilder location(URI location)
```
    Set the location.
    
    Parameters:
    location - the location. If a relative URI is supplied it will be converted into an absolute URI by resolving it relative to the base URI of the application (see UriInfo.getBaseUri()). If null any existing value for location will be removed.
    
    Returns:
    the updated response builder.
  - tag
```
public abstract Response.ResponseBuilder tag(EntityTag tag)
```
    Set a response entity tag.
    
    Parameters:
    tag - the entity tag, if null any existing entity tag value will be removed.
    
    Returns:
    the updated response builder.
  - tag
```
public abstract Response.ResponseBuilder tag(String tag)
```
    Set a strong response entity tag.
    This is a shortcut for tag(new EntityTag(value)).
    
    Parameters:
    tag - the string content of a strong entity tag. The JAX-RS runtime will quote the supplied value when creating the header. If null any existing entity tag value will be removed.
    
    Returns:
    the updated response builder.
  - variants
```
public abstract Response.ResponseBuilder variants(Variant... variants)
```
    Add a Vary header that lists the available variants.
    
    Parameters:
    variants - a list of available representation variants, a null value will remove an existing value for Vary header.
    
    Returns:
    the updated response builder.
    Since:
    
    2.0
  - variants
```
public abstract Response.ResponseBuilder variants(List<Variant> variants)
```
    Add a Vary header that lists the available variants.
    
    Parameters:
    variants - a list of available representation variants, a null value will remove an existing value for Vary header.
    
    Returns:
    the updated response builder.
  - links
```
public abstract Response.ResponseBuilder links(Link... links)
```
    Add one or more link headers.
    
    Parameters:
    links - links to be added to the message as headers, a null value will remove any existing Link headers.
    
    Returns:
    the updated response builder.
    Since:
    
    2.0
  - link
```
public abstract Response.ResponseBuilder link(URI uri,
                            String rel)
```
    Add a link header.
    
    Parameters:
    uri - underlying URI for link header.
    rel - value of "rel" parameter.
    
    Returns:
    the updated response builder.
    Since:
    
    2.0
  - link
```
public abstract Response.ResponseBuilder link(String uri,
                            String rel)
```
    Add a link header.
    
    Parameters:
    uri - underlying URI for link header.
    rel - value of "rel" parameter.
    
    Returns:
    the updated response builder.
    Since:
    
    2.0

Class Response.ResponseBuilder

Constructor Summary

Method Summary

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

Constructor Detail

Response.ResponseBuilder

Method Detail

newInstance

build

clone

status

status

status

entity

entity

allow

allow

cacheControl

encoding

header

replaceAll

language

language

type

type

variant

contentLocation

cookie

expires

lastModified

location

tag

tag

variants

variants

links

link

link