Java: What is the purpose of setDoInput in URLConnection

java http-post urlconnection
Teererai Marange picture Teererai Marange · Jul 4, 2012 · Viewed 12.8k times · Source

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Would this method be used for example if I want to read the response to a POST method call from the server I am connected to?

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user207421 picture user207421 · Jul 4, 2012

I've never encountered a case for setting it false. You always want to read something, at least the response code.

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