Classes Class HttpRequestMessage() :setAcceptEncoding()

Method HttpRequestMessage() :setAcceptEncoding() Foundation

Defines the accepted encoding for responses from the server.

Syntax 
 
:setAcceptEncoding( <cEncoding> | <aEncodings> ) --> self
Parameters
<cEncoding>
A character string with the name of the encoding. Instead of specifying a specific encoding, the wildcard character * may be used which denotes "accepts any encoding". The following table lists the encodings currently supported.
Encodings supported by :setAcceptEncoding()
Name Description
gzip Compression format using the Lempel-Ziv coding (LZ77), with a 32-bit CRC
compress Compression format using the Lempel-Ziv-Welch (LZW) algorithm
deflate Compression format using the zlib structure, uses the deflate compression algorithm
br Compression format using the Brotli algorithm
identity No compression, no modification *)
  1. Default unless specified otherwise via :setAcceptEncoding()
<aLanguages>
An array of encodings as described for the <cEncoding> parameter. The elements in the array can optionally be weighted by using a so-called quality value. The quality value is a value between 0 and 1 denoting the language's priority. A weight value of 1 (the default) is equivalent to the highest priority.
Example: :setAcceptEncoding( {"br;q=1.0", "gzip;q=0.8", "*;q=0"} )
Return

:setAcceptEncoding() returns the object executing the method.

Description

The method :setAcceptEncoding() specifies to the server which encoding(s) is expected for processing data sent by the server.

The accepted encoding is a discretionary element in the request header. The "Content-Encoding" HTTP header in the server's response should be checked prior to processing the response data. See the method :getHeaders() for further information.

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