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31
32package org.apache.http;
33
34/**
35 * A request with an entity.
36 *
37 * @author <a href="mailto:oleg at ural.ru">Oleg Kalnichevski</a>
38 *
39 * @version $Revision: 618017 $
40 *
41 * @since 4.0
42 */
43public interface HttpEntityEnclosingRequest extends HttpRequest {
44
45    /**
46     * Tells if this request should use the expect-continue handshake.
47     * The expect continue handshake gives the server a chance to decide
48     * whether to accept the entity enclosing request before the possibly
49     * lengthy entity is sent across the wire.
50     * @return true if the expect continue handshake should be used, false if
51     * not.
52     */
53    boolean expectContinue();
54
55    /**
56     * Hands the entity to the request.
57     * @param entity the entity to send.
58     */
59    void setEntity(HttpEntity entity);
60
61    HttpEntity getEntity();
62
63}
64