Type Parameters:

T - entity type.

public final class Entity<T>
extends Object 

Author:

Marek Potociar

• Method Summary

  All Methods

  Modifier and Type	Method and Description
  static <T> Entity<T>	entity (T entity, MediaType mediaType) Create an entity using a supplied content media type.
  static <T> Entity<T>	entity (T entity, MediaType mediaType, Annotation[] annotations) Create an entity using a supplied content media type.
  static <T> Entity<T>	entity (T entity, String mediaType) Create an entity using a supplied content media type.
  static <T> Entity<T>	entity (T entity, Variant variant) Create an entity using a supplied content media type.
  static <T> Entity<T>	entity (T entity, Variant variant, Annotation[] annotations) Create an entity using a supplied content media type.
  static Entity<Form>	form (Form form) Create an "application/x-www-form-urlencoded" form entity.
  static Entity<Form>	form (MultivaluedMap<String,String> formData) Create an "application/x-www-form-urlencoded" form entity.
  Annotation[]	getAnnotations () Get the entity annotations.
  String	getEncoding () Get entity encoding.
  T	getEntity () Get entity data.
  Locale	getLanguage () Get entity language.
  MediaType	getMediaType () Get entity media type.
  Variant	getVariant () Get entity variant information.
  static <T> Entity<T>	html (T entity) Create a "text/html" entity.
  static <T> Entity<T>	json (T entity) Create an "application/json" entity.
  static <T> Entity<T>	text (T entity) Create a "text/plain" entity.
  static <T> Entity<T>	xhtml (T entity) Create an "application/xhtml+xml" entity.
  static <T> Entity<T>	xml (T entity) Create an "application/xml" entity.

  • Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

    clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

• Method Detail

  • entity

    public static <T> Entity<T> entity(T entity,
     MediaType mediaType)

    Create an entity using a supplied content media type.

    Type Parameters:

    T - entity Java type.

    Parameters:

    entity - entity data.

    mediaType - entity content type.

    Returns:

    entity instance.

  • entity

    public static <T> Entity<T> entity(T entity,
     MediaType mediaType,
     Annotation[] annotations)

    Create an entity using a supplied content media type.

    Type Parameters:

    T - entity Java type.

    Parameters:

    entity - entity data.

    mediaType - entity content type.

    annotations - entity annotations.

    Returns:

    entity instance.

  • entity

    public static <T> Entity<T> entity(T entity,
     String mediaType)

    Create an entity using a supplied content media type.

    Type Parameters:

    T - entity Java type.

    Parameters:

    entity - entity data.

    mediaType - entity content type.

    Returns:

    entity instance.

    Throws:

    IllegalArgumentException - if the supplied string cannot be parsed or is null.

  • entity

    public static <T> Entity<T> entity(T entity,
     Variant variant)

    Create an entity using a supplied content media type.

    Type Parameters:

    T - entity Java type.

    Parameters:

    entity - entity data.

    variant - entity variant information.

    Returns:

    entity instance.

  • entity

    public static <T> Entity<T> entity(T entity,
     Variant variant,
     Annotation[] annotations)

    Create an entity using a supplied content media type.

    Type Parameters:

    T - entity Java type.

    Parameters:

    entity - entity data.

    variant - entity variant information.

    annotations - entity annotations.

    Returns:

    entity instance.

  • text

    public static <T> Entity<T> text(T entity)

    Create a "text/plain" entity.

    Type Parameters:

    T - entity Java type.

    Parameters:

    entity - entity data.

    Returns:

    "text/plain" entity instance.

  • xml

    public static <T> Entity<T> xml(T entity)

    Create an "application/xml" entity.

    Type Parameters:

    T - entity Java type.

    Parameters:

    entity - entity data.

    Returns:

    "application/xml" entity instance.

  • json

    public static <T> Entity<T> json(T entity)

    Create an "application/json" entity.

    Type Parameters:

    T - entity Java type.

    Parameters:

    entity - entity data.

    Returns:

    "application/json" entity instance.

  • html

    public static <T> Entity<T> html(T entity)

    Create a "text/html" entity.

    Type Parameters:

    T - entity Java type.

    Parameters:

    entity - entity data.

    Returns:

    "text/html" entity instance.

  • xhtml

    public static <T> Entity<T> xhtml(T entity)

    Create an "application/xhtml+xml" entity.

    Type Parameters:

    T - entity Java type.

    Parameters:

    entity - entity data.

    Returns:

    "application/xhtml+xml" entity instance.

  • form

    public static Entity<Form> form(Form form)

    Create an "application/x-www-form-urlencoded" form entity.

    Parameters:

    form - form data.

    Returns:

    "application/x-www-form-urlencoded" form entity instance.

  • form

    public static Entity<Form> form(MultivaluedMap<String,String> formData)

    Create an "application/x-www-form-urlencoded" form entity.

    Parameters:

    formData - multivalued map representing the form data.

    Returns:

    "application/x-www-form-urlencoded" form entity instance.

  • getVariant

    public Variant getVariant()

    Get entity variant information.

    Returns:

    entity variant information.

  • getMediaType

    public MediaType getMediaType()

    Get entity media type.

    Returns:

    entity media type.

  • getEncoding

    public String getEncoding()

    Get entity encoding.

    Returns:

    entity encoding.

  • getLanguage

    public Locale getLanguage()

    Get entity language.

    Returns:

    entity language.

  • getEntity

    public T getEntity()

    Get entity data.

    Returns:

    entity data.

  • getAnnotations

    public Annotation[] getAnnotations()

    Get the entity annotations.

    Returns:

    entity annotations if set, an empty annotation array if no entity annotations have been specified.