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[1.44.2](/java/docs/reference/google-http-client/1.44.2/com.google.api.client.http.xml.XmlHttpContent)\n- [1.43.2](/java/docs/reference/google-http-client/1.43.2/com.google.api.client.http.xml.XmlHttpContent)\n- [1.42.3](/java/docs/reference/google-http-client/1.42.3/com.google.api.client.http.xml.XmlHttpContent)\n- [1.41.8](/java/docs/reference/google-http-client/1.41.8/com.google.api.client.http.xml.XmlHttpContent) \n\n public class XmlHttpContent extends AbstractXmlHttpContent\n\n[Beta](/java/docs/reference/google-http-client/latest/com.google.api.client.util.Beta) \n\nSerializes XML HTTP content based on the data key/value mapping object for an item.\n\nSample usage:\n\nstatic void setContent(HttpRequest request, XmlNamespaceDictionary namespaceDictionary,\nString elementName, Object data) {\nrequest.setContent(new XmlHttpContent(namespaceDictionary, elementName, data));\n}\n\nImplementation is not thread-safe. \n\nInheritance\n-----------\n\n[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](/java/docs/reference/google-http-client/latest/com.google.api.client.http.xml.AbstractXmlHttpContent) \\\u003e XmlHttpContent \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[AbstractXmlHttpContent.getNamespaceDictionary()](/java/docs/reference/google-http-client/latest/com.google.api.client.http.xml.AbstractXmlHttpContent#com_google_api_client_http_xml_AbstractXmlHttpContent_getNamespaceDictionary__) \n[AbstractXmlHttpContent.setMediaType(HttpMediaType)](/java/docs/reference/google-http-client/latest/com.google.api.client.http.xml.AbstractXmlHttpContent#com_google_api_client_http_xml_AbstractXmlHttpContent_setMediaType_com_google_api_client_http_HttpMediaType_) \n[AbstractXmlHttpContent.writeTo(OutputStream)](/java/docs/reference/google-http-client/latest/com.google.api.client.http.xml.AbstractXmlHttpContent#com_google_api_client_http_xml_AbstractXmlHttpContent_writeTo_java_io_OutputStream_) \n[AbstractXmlHttpContent.writeTo(XmlSerializer)](/java/docs/reference/google-http-client/latest/com.google.api.client.http.xml.AbstractXmlHttpContent#com_google_api_client_http_xml_AbstractXmlHttpContent_writeTo_org_xmlpull_v1_XmlSerializer_) \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### XmlHttpContent(XmlNamespaceDictionary namespaceDictionary, String elementName, Object data)\n\n public XmlHttpContent(XmlNamespaceDictionary namespaceDictionary, String elementName, Object data)\n\nXML namespace dictionary.\n\nMethods\n-------\n\n### getData()\n\n public final Object getData()\n\nReturns the key/value pair data.\n\n### getElementName()\n\n public final String getElementName()\n\nReturns the XML element local name, optionally prefixed by its namespace alias, for example\n`\"atom:entry\"`.\n\n### setMediaType(HttpMediaType mediaType)\n\n public XmlHttpContent 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[AbstractXmlHttpContent.setMediaType(HttpMediaType mediaType)](/java/docs/reference/google-http-client/latest/com.google.api.client.http.xml.AbstractXmlHttpContent#com_google_api_client_http_xml_AbstractXmlHttpContent_setMediaType_com_google_api_client_http_HttpMediaType_)\n\n### writeTo(XmlSerializer serializer)\n\n public final void writeTo(XmlSerializer serializer)\n\nWrites the content to the given XML serializer.\n\n**Overrides** \n[AbstractXmlHttpContent.writeTo(XmlSerializer serializer)](/java/docs/reference/google-http-client/latest/com.google.api.client.http.xml.AbstractXmlHttpContent#com_google_api_client_http_xml_AbstractXmlHttpContent_writeTo_org_xmlpull_v1_XmlSerializer_)"]]
