This method sets a MIME media type.

public WebResource.Builder type(MediaType type)

type

This is a MIME media type.

The method returns a builder (WebResource.Builder object).

• The non-null value specified in the type parameter is set in the Content-Type HTTP header. A null value is ignored and is not set to the Content-Type HTTP header.
• The value returned by the toString() method of the MediaType object is set in the Content-Type HTTP header. The JAX-RS engine does not validate the values returned by the toString() method. Specify the value according to the standard specifications.
• If the Content-Type HTTP header is already set by using the following methods, the value is overwritten:
  
  • ClientRequest.Builder class
    entity(Object entity, MediaType type) method
    entity(Object entity, String type) method
    header(String name, Object value) method
    type(MediaType type) method
    type(String type) method
    
  • WebResource class
    entity(Object entity, MediaType type) method
    entity(Object entity, String type) method
    header(String name, Object value) method
    type(String type) method
    
  • WebResource.Builder class
    entity(Object entity, MediaType type) method
    entity(Object entity, String type) method
    header(String name, Object value) method
    type(MediaType type) method
    type(String type) method
    
  The operation when the MIME media type is not set with these methods and the type(MediaType type) method is the same as the operation when the Content-Type HTTP header is not set in the HttpURLConnection object before performing HTTP communication.