HttpServletResponse如何通过浏览器进行处理

Question

In a servlet application web server forwards a HttpServletResponse to the browser right? Then browser will render it and show the html.

But What is the exact type of the Response object browser expected? Is it HttpResponse? Then how come different type of object getting process?

I am bit confuse of the HttpServletResponse in the browser. Can please elaborate and explain it?

Answer 1

What is the exact type of the Response object browser expected?

A byte stream conforming to the HTTP 1.0 or 1.1 protocol for responses.

Is it HttpResponse?

No, it is a byte stream conforming to the HTTP 1.0 or 1.1 protocol for responses.

Then how come different type of object getting process?

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Answer 2

HttpRequest is a http element which is used to transfer data from client to server. HttpResponse is http element which is used to transfer data from server to client.

The response is basically sent inside a HttpResponse. HttpResponse is sent as binary data through network channels.

HttpResponse object has the followings;

• Protocol/Version, Status Code, and its Description
• HTTP Response Headers
• HTTP Response Body

I think, you are asking how different type of objects such as images, audios or videos are sent and interpreted by browsers. Browsers understands the file types by mime types inside http response headers, then interpret its content.

See also

MIME Types