First a simple question. Do Tomcat, or servlet containers in general, set the Content-Size header for dynamic content?
Specifically, do the containers typically buffer all generated content in order to get the content size before sending the response, or will it just stream it out ad hoc? Is Content-Size required? (I sort of think it is, but I'm not sure.) Anyway, the reason I ask is that I want to write a Filter that does some translation and replacement. If I can, I want to make it a streaming filter with a custom Response and stream so I don't have to buffer the entire page, translate it, and then dump it out. To save memory if nothing else. But I assume that if Tomcat is buffering the response as well, then the ServletOutputStream I get from the original Response will be filling that buffer, and then setting the Content-Size for me. Otherwise, if *I* am required to set that value, then I need to buffer the whole thing and dump it all at once. Is the behavior different if I use the ServletOutputStream vs the PrintWriter? Say, PrintWriter buffers and sets Content-Length for me, but ServletOutputStream does not? Any hints here? Thanx! Regards, Will Hartung ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
