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* BlueCove - Java library for Bluetooth
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package javax.microedition.io;
/**
* This interface defines the stream connection over which content is passed.
*/
public interface ContentConnection extends StreamConnection {
/**
* Returns the type of content that the resource connected to is providing.
* For instance, if the connection is via HTTP, then the value of the content-type header field is returned.
*
* @return the content type of the resource that the URL references, or null if not known.
*/
public String getType();
/**
* Returns a string describing the encoding of the content which the resource connected to is providing.
* E.g. if the connection is via HTTP, the value of the content-encoding header field is returned.
*
* @return the content encoding of the resource that the URL references, or null if not known.
*/
public String getEncoding();
/**
* Returns the length of the content which is being provided.
* E.g. if the connection is via HTTP, then the value of the content-length header field is returned.
*
* @return the content length of the resource that this connection's URL references, or -1 if the content length is not known.
*/
public long getLength();
}