HttpHandler (Java SE 9 & JDK 9 )
Keywords: javax.xml.ws.spi.http.HttpHandler class

Module java.xml.ws
Package javax.xml.ws.spi.http

## Class HttpHandler

- java.lang.Object
- - javax.xml.ws.spi.http.HttpHandler

-     public abstract class HttpHandler
      extends Object

  A handler which is invoked to process HTTP requests.

  JAX-WS runtime provides the implementation for this and sets it using `HttpContext.setHandler(HttpHandler)` during `Endpoint.publish(HttpContext)`

  Since:
    1.7, JAX-WS 2.2

- - ### Constructor Summary

    Constructors
    Constructor | Description
    --- | ---
    `HttpHandler​()` |

  - ### Method Summary

    All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
    Modifier and Type | Method | Description
    --- | --- | ---
    `abstract void` | `handle​(HttpExchange exchange)` | Handles a given request and generates an appropriate response.

    - ### Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

      `clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait`

- - ### Constructor Detail

    - #### HttpHandler

          public HttpHandler​()

  - ### Method Detail

    - #### handle

          public abstract void handle​(HttpExchange exchange)
                               throws IOException

      Handles a given request and generates an appropriate response. See `HttpExchange` for a description of the steps involved in handling an exchange. Container invokes this method when it receives an incoming request.
      Parameters:
        `exchange` - the exchange containing the request from the client and used to send the response
      Throws:
        `IOException` - when an I/O error happens during request handling