Cannot get InputStream out of HttpEntity

Question

I have a HttpEntity I received from a web server. If I check that HttpEntity with getContentLength() it shows a value > 0. So there seems to be content. I run getContent() to get an InputStream and on that InputStream I run read() to get the content. On the first read() operation it throws an IO Exception that the stream is closed "Attempted read on closed stream.".

My Code is:

HttpEntity myEntity = myResponse.getEntity();
InputStream inputStream = myEntity.getContent();
inputStream.read();

So I am not calling close() on that stream. I cannot rule out that something is wrong with the HttpEntity, looking at myEntity in the debugger I see (no idea if that helps):

is1=EofSensorInputStream
eofWatcher=BasicManagedEntity
selfClosed=true
wrappedStream=null

getContentLength() on the InputStream shows the value as on the HttpEntity.

I have no clue where to start looking to figure out the issue. What can I check to find the issue?

Is it possible your server is sending the headers but not the body of the response? — Sotirios Delimanolis, Feb 04 '14 at 18:41
maybe. But how can I find out? I don't have access to the server. Does the contentLength() include the header and the getContent() does not? — AndyAndroid, Feb 04 '14 at 19:13
I'd think that content length is referring to the header, but it might not have received the whole body. Checking is a little harder. Try sending the same HTTP request through a TCP socket. — Sotirios Delimanolis, Feb 04 '14 at 19:15

score -1 · Answer 1 · edited Jul 16 '15 at 12:08

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Please refer to this link which says REPEATABLE entities can use getContent() and writeTo(OutputStream) procedures only once.

To know if your entity is REPEATABLE, use isRepeatable().

edited Jul 16 '15 at 12:08

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answered Jul 16 '15 at 10:44

Dhanya Ramesh

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