Hi, You know, the JavaDoc for HttpServletResponse#setStatus is pretty clear on this ;) Use sendError for errors, setStatus for normal responses.
Yoav Shapira http://www.yoavshapira.com >-----Original Message----- >From: Dunlop, Aaron [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >Sent: Tuesday, December 07, 2004 5:44 PM >To: Tomcat Users List >Subject: HttpServletResponse.setStatus and setContentType > >I have a standard HTTP servlet acting as an XML web service endpoint, >running on an embedded Tomcat 5.0.30. > >I of course use HttpServletResponse.setContentType to specify that the >response is "text/xml". When the request is successful and I set a 2xx HTTP >response code, the Content-Type header looks as expected. But if an error >is detected and I return an HTTP error code (using setStatus), the Content- >Type header specifies "text/html;charset=utf-8" instead of "text/xml". > >It doesn't seem to matter whether I call setContentType before or after >setStatus, and all the 4xx and 5xx codes I've tried trigger this behavior. > >I'd just ignore it, but unfortunately, the WSI Basic Profile specifies that >a SOAP fault must return a 500 along with the XML fault. And some clients >(ahem... .NET...) seem to choke trying to parse the fault when the wrong >content-type is returned. > >I didn't find anything in the specs or documentation that indicated to me >that this was required behavior, but perhaps I'm missing something. > >Any ideas? > >Thanks in advance, >Aaron Dunlop > > >--------------------------------------------------------------------- >To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] This e-mail, including any attachments, is a confidential business communication, and may contain information that is confidential, proprietary and/or privileged. This e-mail is intended only for the individual(s) to whom it is addressed, and may not be saved, copied, printed, disclosed or used by anyone else. If you are not the(an) intended recipient, please immediately delete this e-mail from your computer system and notify the sender. Thank you. --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
