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package org.apache.http.client.methods;

import java.net.URI;

/**
 * HTTP HEAD method.
 * <p>
 * The HTTP HEAD method is defined in section 9.4 of 
 * <a href="http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc2616.txt">RFC2616</a>:
 * <blockquote>
 * The HEAD method is identical to GET except that the server MUST NOT
 * return a message-body in the response. The metainformation contained
 * in the HTTP headers in response to a HEAD request SHOULD be identical
 * to the information sent in response to a GET request. This method can
 * be used for obtaining metainformation about the entity implied by the
 * request without transferring the entity-body itself. This method is
 * often used for testing hypertext links for validity, accessibility,
 * and recent modification.
 * </blockquote>
 * </p>
 *
 * @version $Revision: 664505 $
 * 
 * @since 4.0
 */
public class HttpHead extends HttpRequestBase {

    public final static String METHOD_NAME = "HEAD";
    
    public HttpHead() {
        super();
    }

    public HttpHead(final URI uri) {
        super();
        setURI(uri);
    }

    /**
     * @throws IllegalArgumentException if the uri is invalid. 
     */
    public HttpHead(final String uri) {
        super();
        setURI(URI.create(uri));
    }

    @Override
    public String getMethod() {
        return METHOD_NAME;
    }
    
}