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package org.apache.http;
/**
* A request with an entity.
*
* @since 4.0
*/
public interface HttpEntityEnclosingRequest extends HttpRequest {
/**
* Tells if this request should use the expect-continue handshake.
* The expect continue handshake gives the server a chance to decide
* whether to accept the entity enclosing request before the possibly
* lengthy entity is sent across the wire.
* @return true if the expect continue handshake should be used, false if
* not.
*/
boolean expectContinue();
/**
* Associates the entity with this request.
*
* @param entity the entity to send.
*/
void setEntity(HttpEntity entity);
/**
* Returns the entity associated with this request.
*
* @return entity
*/
HttpEntity getEntity();
}