Can't get OkHttp's response.body.toString() to return a string

java android okhttp
freddieptf picture freddieptf · Feb 3, 2015 · Viewed 85.3k times · Source

I'm trying to get some json data using OkHttp and can't figure out why when i try logging the response.body().toString() what i get is Results:﹕ com.squareup.okhttp.Call$RealResponseBody@41c16aa8

try {
        URL url = new URL(BaseUrl);
        OkHttpClient client = new OkHttpClient();
        Request request = new Request.Builder()
                .url(url)
                .header(/****/)
                .build();

        Call call = client.newCall(request);
        Response response = call.execute();

        **//for some reason this successfully prints out the response**
        System.out.println("YEAH: " + response.body().string());

        if(!response.isSuccessful()) {
            Log.i("Response code", " " + response.code());
        }

        Log.i("Response code", response.code() + " ");
        String results = response.body().toString();

        Log.i("OkHTTP Results: ", results);

Log

I don't know what i'm doing wrong here. How do i get the response string?

Answer

V.J. picture V.J. · Feb 3, 2015

You have use .string() function to print the response in System.out.println(). But at last in Log.i() you are using .toString().

So please use .string() on response body to print and get your request's response, like:

response.body().string();

NOTE:

  1. .toString(): This returns your object in string format.

  2. .string(): This returns your response.

I think this solve your problem... Right.

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