I am using java.net.HttpUrlConnection to make Http requests to my Server. I realized that if the Server return an error status (400 for example). HttpUrlConnection will throw an IOException corresponding to the error status.
My question is: Does HttpUrlConnection always throw an IOException if the server return an error status (4xx, 5xx)?
I take a look at HttpUrlConnection API description but I couldn't answer my question.
Updated: Please see my test:
public static void main(String[] args) {
try {
String url = "https://www.googleapis.com/oauth2/v3/userinfo?access_token=___fake_token";
HttpURLConnection conn = (HttpURLConnection)new URL(url).openConnection();
conn.getResponseCode();
conn.getInputStream();
} catch (Exception ex) {
ex.printStackTrace();
// Print IOException: java.io.IOException: Server returned HTTP response code: 401 for URL: https://www.googleapis.com/oauth2/v3/userinfo?access_token=abc
// If I commented conn.getResponseCode() -> The same IOException
}
}
Thank you!
Not if you check getResponseCode()
before getInputStream()
and the problem is an HTTP return code rather than a connect error.