Interface HttpHandler

public interface HttpHandler

A handler which is invoked to process HTTP exchanges. Each HTTP exchange is handled by one of these handlers.

Since:: 1.6

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`void`	`handle(HttpExchange exchange)`	Handle the given request and generate an appropriate response.

Method Details

handle

void handle(HttpExchange exchange) throws IOException

Handle the given request and generate an appropriate response. See HttpExchange for a description of the steps involved in handling an exchange.

Parameters:: exchange - the exchange containing the request from the client and used to send the response
Throws:: NullPointerException - if exchange is null; IOException - if an I/O error occurs

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