HTTPRequestMessage

Package	mx.messaging.messages
Class	public class HTTPRequestMessage
Inheritance	HTTPRequestMessage AbstractMessage Object
Subclasses	SOAPMessage

Language Version:

ActionScript 3.0

Product Versions:

BlazeDS 4, Adobe Digital Enterprise Platform Data Services for Java EE 3

Runtime Versions:

Flash Player 9, AIR 1.1

HTTP requests are sent to the HTTP endpoint using this message type. An HTTPRequestMessage encapsulates content and header information normally found in HTTP requests made by a browser.

Public Properties

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	Property		Defined By
		body : Object The body of a message contains the specific data that needs to be delivered to the remote destination.	AbstractMessage
		clientId : String The clientId indicates which MessageAgent sent the message.	AbstractMessage
		constructor : Object A reference to the class object or constructor function for a given object instance.	Object
		contentType : String Indicates the content type of this message.	HTTPRequestMessage
		destination : String The message destination.	AbstractMessage
		headers : Object The headers of a message are an associative array where the key is the header name and the value is the header value.	AbstractMessage
		httpHeaders : Object Contains specific HTTP headers that should be placed on the request made to the destination.	HTTPRequestMessage
		messageId : String The unique id for the message.	AbstractMessage
		method : String Indicates what method should be used for the request.	HTTPRequestMessage
		recordHeaders : Boolean Only used when going through the proxy, should the proxy send back the request and response headers it used.	HTTPRequestMessage
		timestamp : Number Provides access to the time stamp for the message.	AbstractMessage
		timeToLive : Number The time to live value of a message indicates how long the message should be considered valid and deliverable.	AbstractMessage
		url : String Contains the final destination for this request.	HTTPRequestMessage

Public Methods

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	Method		Defined By
		HTTPRequestMessage() Constructs an uninitialized HTTP request.	HTTPRequestMessage
		hasOwnProperty(name:String):Boolean Indicates whether an object has a specified property defined.	Object
		isPrototypeOf(theClass:Object):Boolean Indicates whether an instance of the Object class is in the prototype chain of the object specified as the parameter.	Object
		propertyIsEnumerable(name:String):Boolean Indicates whether the specified property exists and is enumerable.	Object
		setPropertyIsEnumerable(name:String, isEnum:Boolean = true):void Sets the availability of a dynamic property for loop operations.	Object
		toLocaleString():String Returns the string representation of this object, formatted according to locale-specific conventions.	Object
		toString():String Returns a string representation of the message.	AbstractMessage
		valueOf():Object Returns the primitive value of the specified object.	Object

Public Constants

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	Constant		Defined By
		CONTENT_TYPE_FORM : String = "application/x-www-form-urlencoded" [static] Indicates that the content of this message is a form.	HTTPRequestMessage
		CONTENT_TYPE_SOAP_XML : String = "text/xml; charset=utf-8" [static] Indicates that the content of this message is XML meant for a SOAP request.	HTTPRequestMessage
		CONTENT_TYPE_XML : String = "application/xml" [static] Indicates that the content of this message is XML.	HTTPRequestMessage
		DELETE_METHOD : String = "DELETE" [static] Indicates that the method used for this request should be "delete".	HTTPRequestMessage
		GET_METHOD : String = "GET" [static] Indicates that the method used for this request should be "get".	HTTPRequestMessage
		HEAD_METHOD : String = "HEAD" [static] Indicates that the method used for this request should be "head".	HTTPRequestMessage
		OPTIONS_METHOD : String = "OPTIONS" [static] Indicates that the method used for this request should be "options".	HTTPRequestMessage
		POST_METHOD : String = "POST" [static] Indicates that the method used for this request should be "post".	HTTPRequestMessage
		PUT_METHOD : String = "PUT" [static] Indicates that the method used for this request should be "put".	HTTPRequestMessage
		TRACE_METHOD : String = "TRACE" [static] Indicates that the method used for this request should be "trace".	HTTPRequestMessage

Property Detail

contentType

property

public var contentType:String

Language Version:

ActionScript 3.0

Product Versions:

BlazeDS 4, Adobe Digital Enterprise Platform Data Services for Java EE 3

Runtime Versions:

Flash Player 9, AIR 1.1

Indicates the content type of this message. This value must be understood by the destination this request is sent to.

The following example sets the contentType property:

          var msg:HTTPRequestMessage = new HTTPRequestMessage();
          msg.contentType = HTTPRequestMessage.CONTENT_TYPE_FORM;
          msg.method = HTTPRequestMessage.POST_METHOD;
          msg.url = "http://my.company.com/login";

httpHeaders

property

public var httpHeaders:Object

Language Version:

ActionScript 3.0

Product Versions:

BlazeDS 4, Adobe Digital Enterprise Platform Data Services for Java EE 3

Runtime Versions:

Flash Player 9, AIR 1.1

Contains specific HTTP headers that should be placed on the request made to the destination.

method

property

method:String

Language Version:

ActionScript 3.0

Product Versions:

BlazeDS 4, Adobe Digital Enterprise Platform Data Services for Java EE 3

Runtime Versions:

Flash Player 9, AIR 1.1

Indicates what method should be used for the request. The only values allowed are:

HTTPRequestMessage.DELETE_METHOD
HTTPRequestMessage.GET_METHOD
HTTPRequestMessage.HEAD_METHOD
HTTPRequestMessage.POST_METHOD
HTTPRequestMessage.OPTIONS_METHOD
HTTPRequestMessage.PUT_METHOD
HTTPRequestMessage.TRACE_METHOD

The following example sets the method property:

          var msg:HTTPRequestMessage = new HTTPRequestMessage();
          msg.contentType = HTTPRequestMessage.CONTENT_TYPE_FORM;
          msg.method = HTTPRequestMessage.POST_METHOD;
          msg.url = "http://my.company.com/login";

Implementation
public function get method():String
public function set method(value:String):void

recordHeaders

property

public var recordHeaders:Boolean

Language Version:

ActionScript 3.0

Product Versions:

BlazeDS 4, Adobe Digital Enterprise Platform Data Services for Java EE 3

Runtime Versions:

Flash Player 9, AIR 1.1

Only used when going through the proxy, should the proxy send back the request and response headers it used. Defaults to false. Currently only set when using the NetworkMonitor.

url

property

public var url:String

Language Version:

ActionScript 3.0

Product Versions:

BlazeDS 4, Adobe Digital Enterprise Platform Data Services for Java EE 3

Runtime Versions:

Flash Player 9, AIR 1.1

Contains the final destination for this request. This is the URL that the content of this message, found in the body property, will be sent to, using the method specified.

The following example sets the url property:

          var msg:HTTPRequestMessage = new HTTPRequestMessage();
          msg.contentType = HTTPRequestMessage.CONTENT_TYPE_FORM;
          msg.method = HTTPRequestMessage.POST_METHOD;
          msg.url = "http://my.company.com/login";

Constructor Detail

()

Constructor

public function HTTPRequestMessage()

Language Version:

ActionScript 3.0

Product Versions:

BlazeDS 4, Adobe Digital Enterprise Platform Data Services for Java EE 3

Runtime Versions:

Flash Player 9, AIR 1.1

Constructs an uninitialized HTTP request.

Constant Detail

CONTENT_TYPE_FORM

Constant

public static const CONTENT_TYPE_FORM:String = "application/x-www-form-urlencoded"

Language Version:

ActionScript 3.0

Product Versions:

BlazeDS 4, Adobe Digital Enterprise Platform Data Services for Java EE 3

Runtime Versions:

Flash Player 9, AIR 1.1

Indicates that the content of this message is a form.

The following example uses this constant:

          var msg:HTTPRequestMessage = new HTTPRequestMessage();
          msg.contentType = HTTPRequestMessage.CONTENT_TYPE_FORM;
          msg.method = HTTPRequestMessage.POST_METHOD;
          msg.url = "http://my.company.com/login";

CONTENT_TYPE_SOAP_XML

Constant

public static const CONTENT_TYPE_SOAP_XML:String = "text/xml; charset=utf-8"

Language Version:

ActionScript 3.0

Product Versions:

BlazeDS 4, Adobe Digital Enterprise Platform Data Services for Java EE 3

Runtime Versions:

Flash Player 9, AIR 1.1

Indicates that the content of this message is XML meant for a SOAP request.

The following example uses this constant:

          var msg:HTTPRequestMessage = new HTTPRequestMessage();
          msg.contentType = HTTPRequestMessage.CONTENT_TYPE_SOAP_XML;
          msg.method = HTTPRequestMessage.POST_METHOD;
          msg.url = "http://my.company.com/login";

CONTENT_TYPE_XML

Constant

public static const CONTENT_TYPE_XML:String = "application/xml"

Language Version:

ActionScript 3.0

Product Versions:

BlazeDS 4, Adobe Digital Enterprise Platform Data Services for Java EE 3

Runtime Versions:

Flash Player 9, AIR 1.1

Indicates that the content of this message is XML.

The following example uses this constant:

          var msg:HTTPRequestMessage = new HTTPRequestMessage();
          msg.contentType = HTTPRequestMessage.CONTENT_TYPE_XML;
          msg.method = HTTPRequestMessage.POST_METHOD;
          msg.url = "http://my.company.com/login";

DELETE_METHOD

Constant

public static const DELETE_METHOD:String = "DELETE"

Language Version:

ActionScript 3.0

Product Versions:

BlazeDS 4, Adobe Digital Enterprise Platform Data Services for Java EE 3

Runtime Versions:

Flash Player 9, AIR 1.1

Indicates that the method used for this request should be "delete".

The following example uses this constant:

          var msg:HTTPRequestMessage = new HTTPRequestMessage();
          msg.contentType = HTTPRequestMessage.CONTENT_TYPE_FORM;
          msg.method = HTTPRequestMessage.DELETE_METHOD;
          msg.url = "http://my.company.com/login";

GET_METHOD

Constant

public static const GET_METHOD:String = "GET"

Language Version:

ActionScript 3.0

Product Versions:

BlazeDS 4, Adobe Digital Enterprise Platform Data Services for Java EE 3

Runtime Versions:

Flash Player 9, AIR 1.1

Indicates that the method used for this request should be "get".

The following example uses this constant:

          var msg:HTTPRequestMessage = new HTTPRequestMessage();
          msg.contentType = HTTPRequestMessage.CONTENT_TYPE_FORM;
          msg.method = HTTPRequestMessage.GET_METHOD;
          msg.url = "http://my.company.com/login";

HEAD_METHOD

Constant

public static const HEAD_METHOD:String = "HEAD"

Language Version:

ActionScript 3.0

Product Versions:

BlazeDS 4, Adobe Digital Enterprise Platform Data Services for Java EE 3

Runtime Versions:

Flash Player 9, AIR 1.1

Indicates that the method used for this request should be "head".

The following example uses this constant:

          var msg:HTTPRequestMessage = new HTTPRequestMessage();
          msg.contentType = HTTPRequestMessage.CONTENT_TYPE_FORM;
          msg.method = HTTPRequestMessage.HEAD_METHOD;
          msg.url = "http://my.company.com/login";

OPTIONS_METHOD

Constant

public static const OPTIONS_METHOD:String = "OPTIONS"

Language Version:

ActionScript 3.0

Product Versions:

BlazeDS 4, Adobe Digital Enterprise Platform Data Services for Java EE 3

Runtime Versions:

Flash Player 9, AIR 1.1

Indicates that the method used for this request should be "options".

The following example uses this constant:

          var msg:HTTPRequestMessage = new HTTPRequestMessage();
          msg.contentType = HTTPRequestMessage.CONTENT_TYPE_FORM;
          msg.method = HTTPRequestMessage.OPTIONS_METHOD;
          msg.url = "http://my.company.com/login";

POST_METHOD

Constant

public static const POST_METHOD:String = "POST"

Language Version:

ActionScript 3.0

Product Versions:

BlazeDS 4, Adobe Digital Enterprise Platform Data Services for Java EE 3

Runtime Versions:

Flash Player 9, AIR 1.1

Indicates that the method used for this request should be "post".

The following example uses this constant:

          var msg:HTTPRequestMessage = new HTTPRequestMessage();
          msg.contentType = HTTPRequestMessage.CONTENT_TYPE_FORM;
          msg.method = HTTPRequestMessage.POST_METHOD;
          msg.url = "http://my.company.com/login";

PUT_METHOD

Constant

public static const PUT_METHOD:String = "PUT"

Language Version:

ActionScript 3.0

Product Versions:

BlazeDS 4, Adobe Digital Enterprise Platform Data Services for Java EE 3

Runtime Versions:

Flash Player 9, AIR 1.1

Indicates that the method used for this request should be "put".

The following example uses this constant:

          var msg:HTTPRequestMessage = new HTTPRequestMessage();
          msg.contentType = HTTPRequestMessage.CONTENT_TYPE_FORM;
          msg.method = HTTPRequestMessage.PUT_METHOD;
          msg.url = "http://my.company.com/login";

TRACE_METHOD

Constant

public static const TRACE_METHOD:String = "TRACE"

Language Version:

ActionScript 3.0

Product Versions:

BlazeDS 4, Adobe Digital Enterprise Platform Data Services for Java EE 3

Runtime Versions:

Flash Player 9, AIR 1.1

Indicates that the method used for this request should be "trace".

The following example uses this constant:

          var msg:HTTPRequestMessage = new HTTPRequestMessage();
          msg.contentType = HTTPRequestMessage.CONTENT_TYPE_FORM;
          msg.method = HTTPRequestMessage.TRACE_METHOD;
          msg.url = "http://my.company.com/login";

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Classes x

contentType

httpHeaders

method

recordHeaders

url