[[["Easy to understand","easyToUnderstand","thumb-up"],["Solved my problem","solvedMyProblem","thumb-up"],["Other","otherUp","thumb-up"]],[["Hard to understand","hardToUnderstand","thumb-down"],["Incorrect information or sample code","incorrectInformationOrSampleCode","thumb-down"],["Missing the information/samples I need","missingTheInformationSamplesINeed","thumb-down"],["Other","otherDown","thumb-down"]],["Last updated 2025-08-28 UTC."],[],[],null,["# Class AbstractXmlHttpContent (2.0.0)\n\nVersion latestkeyboard_arrow_down\n\n- [2.0.0 (latest)](/java/docs/reference/google-http-client/latest/com.google.api.client.http.xml.AbstractXmlHttpContent)\n- [1.47.1](/java/docs/reference/google-http-client/1.47.1/com.google.api.client.http.xml.AbstractXmlHttpContent)\n- [1.46.3](/java/docs/reference/google-http-client/1.46.3/com.google.api.client.http.xml.AbstractXmlHttpContent)\n- [1.45.3](/java/docs/reference/google-http-client/1.45.3/com.google.api.client.http.xml.AbstractXmlHttpContent)\n- [1.44.2](/java/docs/reference/google-http-client/1.44.2/com.google.api.client.http.xml.AbstractXmlHttpContent)\n- [1.43.2](/java/docs/reference/google-http-client/1.43.2/com.google.api.client.http.xml.AbstractXmlHttpContent)\n- [1.42.3](/java/docs/reference/google-http-client/1.42.3/com.google.api.client.http.xml.AbstractXmlHttpContent)\n- [1.41.8](/java/docs/reference/google-http-client/1.41.8/com.google.api.client.http.xml.AbstractXmlHttpContent) \n\n public abstract class AbstractXmlHttpContent extends AbstractHttpContent\n\n[Beta](/java/docs/reference/google-http-client/latest/com.google.api.client.util.Beta) \n\nAbstract serializer for XML HTTP content based on the data key/value mapping object for an item.\n\nImplementation is not thread-safe. \n\nInheritance\n-----------\n\n[java.lang.Object](https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/lang/Object.html) \\\u003e [AbstractHttpContent](/java/docs/reference/google-http-client/latest/com.google.api.client.http.AbstractHttpContent) \\\u003e AbstractXmlHttpContent \n\nInherited Members\n-----------------\n\n[AbstractHttpContent.computeLength()](/java/docs/reference/google-http-client/latest/com.google.api.client.http.AbstractHttpContent#com_google_api_client_http_AbstractHttpContent_computeLength__) \n[AbstractHttpContent.computeLength(HttpContent)](/java/docs/reference/google-http-client/latest/com.google.api.client.http.AbstractHttpContent#com_google_api_client_http_AbstractHttpContent_computeLength_com_google_api_client_http_HttpContent_) \n[AbstractHttpContent.getCharset()](/java/docs/reference/google-http-client/latest/com.google.api.client.http.AbstractHttpContent#com_google_api_client_http_AbstractHttpContent_getCharset__) \n[AbstractHttpContent.getLength()](/java/docs/reference/google-http-client/latest/com.google.api.client.http.AbstractHttpContent#com_google_api_client_http_AbstractHttpContent_getLength__) \n[AbstractHttpContent.getMediaType()](/java/docs/reference/google-http-client/latest/com.google.api.client.http.AbstractHttpContent#com_google_api_client_http_AbstractHttpContent_getMediaType__) \n[AbstractHttpContent.getType()](/java/docs/reference/google-http-client/latest/com.google.api.client.http.AbstractHttpContent#com_google_api_client_http_AbstractHttpContent_getType__) \n[AbstractHttpContent.retrySupported()](/java/docs/reference/google-http-client/latest/com.google.api.client.http.AbstractHttpContent#com_google_api_client_http_AbstractHttpContent_retrySupported__) \n[AbstractHttpContent.setMediaType(HttpMediaType)](/java/docs/reference/google-http-client/latest/com.google.api.client.http.AbstractHttpContent#com_google_api_client_http_AbstractHttpContent_setMediaType_com_google_api_client_http_HttpMediaType_) \n[Object.clone()](https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/lang/Object.html#clone--) \n[Object.equals(Object)](https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/lang/Object.html#equals-java.lang.Object-) \n[Object.finalize()](https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/lang/Object.html#finalize--) \n[Object.getClass()](https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/lang/Object.html#getClass--) \n[Object.hashCode()](https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/lang/Object.html#hashCode--) \n[Object.notify()](https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/lang/Object.html#notify--) \n[Object.notifyAll()](https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/lang/Object.html#notifyAll--) \n[Object.toString()](https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/lang/Object.html#toString--) \n[Object.wait()](https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/lang/Object.html#wait--) \n[Object.wait(long)](https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/lang/Object.html#wait-long-) \n[Object.wait(long,int)](https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/lang/Object.html#wait-long-int-)\n\nConstructors\n------------\n\n### AbstractXmlHttpContent(XmlNamespaceDictionary namespaceDictionary)\n\n protected AbstractXmlHttpContent(XmlNamespaceDictionary namespaceDictionary)\n\nMethods\n-------\n\n### getNamespaceDictionary()\n\n public final XmlNamespaceDictionary getNamespaceDictionary()\n\nReturns the XML namespace dictionary.\n\n### setMediaType(HttpMediaType mediaType)\n\n public AbstractXmlHttpContent setMediaType(HttpMediaType mediaType)\n\nSets the media type to use for the Content-Type header, or `null` if unspecified.\n\nThis will also overwrite any previously set parameter of the media type (for example `\n\"charset\"`), and therefore might change other properties as well.\n\n**Overrides** \n[AbstractHttpContent.setMediaType(HttpMediaType mediaType)](/java/docs/reference/google-http-client/latest/com.google.api.client.http.AbstractHttpContent#com_google_api_client_http_AbstractHttpContent_setMediaType_com_google_api_client_http_HttpMediaType_)\n\n### writeTo(OutputStream out)\n\n public final void writeTo(OutputStream out)\n\n### writeTo(XmlSerializer serializer)\n\n protected abstract void writeTo(XmlSerializer serializer)\n\nWrites the content to the given XML serializer."]]